Gosling Slack
valley · East Riding of Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Gosling Slack is likely named after a place where goslings (young geese) were found or kept, combined with the Old English word 'slæc' meaning a hollow or depression.
Word origins
- Gosling
- Old EnglishAttestedyoung goose(from gōs "goose", ling "young")
- Slack
- Old Englishhollow, depression(from slæc "hollow, depression")