Culham Cut
lake or loch · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Culham Cut is likely named after the settlement of Culham. The 'cut' refers to an artificial channel or waterway.
Word origins
- Culham
- Old EnglishAttestedPossibly 'Cufa's homestead' or 'valley homestead'(from Cufa "personal name", hām "homestead, village")
- Cut
- Old EnglishA channel or waterway(from cuttan "to cut")