Budworth Pool
lake or loch · Cheshire West and Chester
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Budworth Pool is a pool likely named after the nearby settlement of Budworth. The settlement name 'Budworth' means 'enclosure or homestead of Būda', derived from the Old English personal name 'Būda' and 'worþ' meaning 'enclosure'.
Word origins
- Budworth
- Old EnglishBūda's enclosure(from Būda "personal name", worþ "enclosure, homestead")
- Pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpool(from pōl "pool")