Gad Brook (North Arm)
lake or loch · Surrey
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Gad Brook (North Arm) likely refers to a brook associated with 'gad', which in Old English could mean a spear, a rod, or a type of bird (like a gadfly). The 'brook' element is straightforward. The 'North Arm' specifies a particular branch.
Word origins
- Gad
- Old EnglishAttestedspear, rod, or possibly a gadfly(from gad "spear, rod")
- Brook
- Old EnglishAttestedbrook(from broc "brook")
- North Arm
- Old Englishnorthern branch