Bankhead Pool
lake or loch · Aberdeenshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bankhead Pool is likely named from Old English words meaning 'pool at the head of the bank'. It refers to a pool located at the upper end of a bank or slope.
Word origins
- Bank
- Old Englishbank(from banc "bank")
- head
- Old EnglishAttestedhead(from hēafod "head")
- Pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpool(from pōl "pool")