Bubble Dyke
lake or loch · Nottinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bubble Dyke is likely named from Old English 'bubel' meaning 'bubble' or 'boil', referring to a place where water bubbles up, and 'dīc' meaning 'dyke' or 'embankment'.
Word origins
- Bubble
- Old Englishbubbling, boiling(from bubel "bubble, boil")
- Dyke
- Old EnglishAttesteddyke, embankment(from dīc "dyke, embankment")