Cuckoo Fen
lake or loch · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Cuckoo Fen likely refers to a fen or marshland where cuckoos are found. 'Cuckoo' is from Old English 'cucol', and 'fen' is also Old English.
Word origins
- Cuckoo
- Old Englishcuckoo(from cucol "cuckoo")
- Fen
- Old EnglishAttestedfen, marshland(from fenn "fen, marshland")