Earlsburn Reservoir Number 2
lake or loch · Stirling
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name likely derives from the Old English term 'eorl' meaning 'earl' or 'nobleman', combined with 'burna' meaning 'stream' or 'brook'. It refers to a stream associated with an earl.
Word origins
- Earls
- Old Englishearl, nobleman(from eorl "earl, nobleman")
- burn
- Old EnglishAttestedstream, brook(from burna "stream, brook")