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Half Moon Pond

lake or loch · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a pond with a shape resembling a crescent or half moon. The descriptive term 'half moon' likely relates to the pond's outline.

Word origins

Half Moon
Old EnglishA crescent shape, like the moon when it is half full.(from hælƒ "half", mōna "moon")
Pond
Old EnglishA small body of standing water.(from pund "pond")