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")