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Blaxter Lough

lake or loch · Northumberland

Old EnglishAI-generated

Blaxter is likely an Old English name, possibly meaning 'Bæcc's place' or 'Bæcc's stream'. The 'lough' element is of Irish/Gaelic origin, meaning lake or sea inlet.

Word origins

Blaxter
Old EnglishPossibly 'Bæcc's place' or 'Bæcc's stream'(from Bæcc "personal name or stream", stede "place")
lough
Gaeliclake or sea inlet(from loch "lake")