Decoy Fleet
lake or loch · Medway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a body of water used for trapping or luring waterfowl. The term 'decoy' in this context relates to the practice of attracting birds for capture.
Word origins
- Decoy
- Old EnglishA device or place for trapping birds(from dēag "dye, pigment", cōg "a type of bird")
- Fleet
- Old EnglishAttestedA stream or channel(from flēot "flowing water, stream")