Groby Pool
lake or loch · Leicestershire
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name 'Groby' is likely Old English, possibly meaning 'Grim's farmstead' or 'Grybba's farmstead'. 'Grim' or 'Grybba' are personal names, and 'by' means farmstead or village.
Word origins
- Gro
- Old EnglishGrim or Grybba (personal name)(from Grim "Grim (personal name)", Grybba "Grybba (personal name)")
- by
- Old Norsefarmstead, village(from býr "farmstead, village")
- Pool
- Old Englishpool(from pōl "pool")