Cockpit Hole
lake or loch · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name likely refers to a hole or pit associated with a cock, possibly a rooster or a male bird. It could also be a diminutive of a personal name.
Word origins
- Cock
- Old Englishcock (male bird)(from cocc "cock")
- pit
- Old EnglishAttestedpit, hole(from pytt "pit")