Bellshaw Pool
lake or loch · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name might combine an Old English personal name 'Bealla' with 'sceaga' meaning a wood or copse, referring to a pool near a small wooded area.
Word origins
- Bell
- Old EnglishPossibly from a personal name Bealla(from Bealla "personal name")
- shaw
- Old EnglishAttestedA wood or copse(from sceaga "wood, copse")
Historical forms
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