Great Water River Chess
lake or loch · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name refers to the River Chess, emphasizing its large size.
Word origins
- Great
- Old Englishlarge, big(from grēat "great, large")
- Water
- Old Englishwater, river, lake(from wæter "water")
- River Chess
- UnknownThe name of the river.