Furzemoor Pond
lake or loch · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Furzemoor Pond likely refers to a pond on or near a moorland area covered in gorse or furze. It combines the Old English 'fyrs' (gorse) with 'mor' (moor) and 'pond'.
Word origins
- Furze
- Old Englishgorse(from fyrs "gorse")
- Moor
- Old Englishmoor(from mor "moor")
- Pond
- Old Englishpond(from pond "pond")