Big Water of Fleet
lake or loch · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a large body of water, likely a river or loch, named 'Fleet'. 'Big' indicates its considerable size.
Word origins
- Big
- Old Englishlarge(from bicge "large")
- Water
- Old Englishwater, body of water(from wæter "water")
- Fleet
- Old EnglishAttestedstream, estuary(from flēot "stream, estuary")