Corfe End Lakes
lake or loch · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to lakes located at or near 'Corfe End'. 'Corfe' likely derives from Old English 'corf' meaning 'ravine' or 'pass'.
Word origins
- Corfe
- Old EnglishRavine, pass(from corf "ravine, pass")
- End
- Old EnglishAttestedEnd, extremity(from ende "end")
- Lakes
- Old EnglishLakes(from lac "lake")