Carry Wiel
lake or loch · Scottish Borders
Old NorseAI-generated
This name likely means 'the round pool' or 'the winding pool'. 'Carry' could derive from Old Norse 'hverr' (well, spring) or 'hringr' (ring, circle), and 'Wiel' from 'vella' (to boil, bubble) or 'vagr' (bay, inlet).
Word origins
- Carry
- Old Norseround, winding, well(from hverr "well, spring", hringr "ring, circle")
- Wiel
- Old Norsepool, bay, boiling(from vella "to boil, bubble", vagr "bay, inlet")