Cuckoo Fen North
lake or loch · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
The name Cuckoo Fen North likely refers to a fen or marshland where cuckoos are found. The term 'fen' is an Old English word for a marsh or bog.
Word origins
- Cuckoo
- Old EnglishThe bird cuckoo(from cucū "cuckoo")
- Fen
- Old EnglishMarsh, bog(from fen "fen, marsh")
- North
- Old EnglishNorthern direction(from norþ "north")