Dunstal Pool
lake or loch · Staffordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Dunstal Pool likely originates from Old English 'dun' meaning down or hill, and 'stocc' meaning tree stump or post. It could refer to a pool near a prominent tree stump or post on a hill or in a valley.
Word origins
- dun
- Old Englishdown, hill(from dun- "down, hill")
- stocc
- Old EnglishAttestedtree stump, post(from stocc- "tree stump, post")
- Pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpool(from pol- "pool")