Calthorpe Broad
lake or loch · Norfolk
Old EnglishAI-generated
Calthorpe Broad likely refers to a broad (a shallow lake or marshy area) associated with a village named Calthorpe. The name Calthorpe itself means 'farmstead or village of a man called Calf'.
Word origins
- Calf
- Old EnglishYoung bovine(from cāl "calf")
- Thorpe
- Old NorseFarmstead, village(from þorp "outlying farmstead, village")
- Broad
- Old EnglishA shallow lake or marshy area(from brād "broad, wide")