Gately Moor Reservoir
lake or loch · Darlington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Gately Moor Reservoir is named from an Old English personal name and the word for moorland, with the addition of 'reservoir'. It refers to a reservoir on a moor associated with a person named Gata.
Word origins
- Gately
- Old EnglishAttestedGata's clearing(from Gāta "personal name", lēah "clearing, wood")
- Moor
- Old Englishmoorland(from mōr "moor, waste land")
- Reservoir
- Unknownreservoir