Amerden Ponds
lake or loch · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to ponds in a valley or dale, possibly associated with a person named Amer. 'Amer' could be a personal name, and 'den' refers to a valley or dwelling.
Word origins
- Amer
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Æmær "noble, famous")
- den
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, dwelling(from denu "valley")
- Ponds
- Old Englishponds(from pynd "pond")