Burrow Pond
lake or loch · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Burrow Pond likely refers to a pond near a burrow or fortified place. 'Burrow' derives from the Old English 'burh' (fortified place).
Word origins
- Burrow
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified place, dwelling(from burh "fortified place")
- Pond
- Old Englishpond(from pond "pond")