Drayton Lagoon
lake or loch · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Drayton Lagoon is likely named after a settlement called 'Drayton', meaning a farmstead or village associated with 'dræg' (possibly a personal name or a type of cart). 'Lagoon' refers to a shallow body of water.
Word origins
- Drayton
- Old EnglishAttestedA farmstead or village associated with 'dræg'.(from dræg "possibly a personal name or 'cart'", tun "farmstead, village")
- Lagoon
- UnknownA shallow body of water separated from the sea by a low, narrow strip of land.