Gatcombe Water
lake or loch · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Gatcombe Water is named from an Old English word for a goat's enclosure or a place associated with goats, and the word for a body of water. It likely refers to a stream or pool where goats were kept or grazed.
Word origins
- Gatcombe
- Old Englishgoat's enclosure(from gāt "goat", cumb "valley, hollow")
- Water
- Old Englishwater(from wæter "water")