Bowfield Dam
lake or loch · Renfrewshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a dam associated with a place called 'Bowfield'. 'Bowfield' likely means a field with a bend or curve, or a field belonging to someone named Bofa.
Word origins
- Bow
- Old EnglishAttestedbend, curve(from bōg "bow, bend")
- Field
- Old Englishfield(from feld "field")
- Dam
- Old Englishdam(from damm "dam")