Hartford Lake
lake or loch · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Hartford Lake is named after a place called 'Hartford', meaning 'the ford where deer (hart) are found'. 'Lake' refers to a body of water.
Word origins
- Hartford
- Old EnglishAttestedFord frequented by deer(from heorot "hart, stag", ford "ford")
- Lake
- Old Englishbody of water(from lacu "lake, pool")