Crowfoot Pond
lake or loch · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a pond named 'Crowfoot'. 'Crow' could refer to the bird or be a personal name, and 'foot' might indicate the base of a hill or the end of something.
Word origins
- Crow
- Old EnglishAttestedThe bird, or a personal name(from crāwe "crow")
- foot
- Old EnglishBase, end(from fōt "foot")
- Pond
- Old EnglishSmall lake, pool(from pond "pond")