Bar Weil
lake or loch · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bar Weil is likely a pool or body of water named 'Bar'. 'Weil' is an Old English term for a well or spring. 'Bar' could refer to a barrier, a sandbank, or a place name element.
Word origins
- Bar
- Old EnglishAttestedbarrier, sandbank, or place name element(from bær "bare, open", bār "boar")
- Weil
- Old EnglishAttestedwell, spring(from wella "well")