Ash Pond
lake or loch · Casnewydd - Newport
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name 'Ash Pond' simply describes a pond associated with ash trees. 'Pond' is a common Old English term for a small body of water.
Word origins
- Ash
- Old EnglishReferring to the ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior).(from æsc "ash tree")
- Pond
- Old EnglishAttestedA small body of still water.(from pōl "pool, pond")