Abspit Pond
lake or loch · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Abspit Pond is likely an Old English name. 'Ab' could be a personal name or a shortened form of a word, and 'spit' might refer to a narrow piece of land or a place where something is deposited. 'Pond' is a common term for a small body of water.
Word origins
- Ab
- Old Englishpossibly a personal name or prefix(from ab "unknown, possibly personal name")
- spit
- Old Englishnarrow point of land, place of deposit(from spitt "narrow point of land, place of deposit")
- Pond
- Old Englishpond(from pond "pond")