Blackrock Pools
lake or loch · Powys - Powys
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a series of pools associated with dark-coloured or prominent rocks. The plural 'pools' indicates multiple bodies of water.
Word origins
- Black
- Old Englishdark-coloured(from blæc "dark, black")
- rock
- Old Englishrock(from rōc "rock")
- Pools
- Old EnglishAttestedpools, small lakes(from pōl "pool")