Hastings Pool
lake or loch · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from a personal name and the Old English word 'hæð', meaning 'heath' or 'heather'. It refers to a pool associated with a place or person named Hastings, possibly indicating a pool on or near a heath.
Word origins
- Hastings
- Old EnglishAttestedA personal name, derived from 'Hæða' + '-ingas' (followers of Hæða).(from Hæða "A personal name", -ingas "followers of")
- Pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpool, pond(from pōl "pool, pond")