Hooks Fleet
lake or loch · Medway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name likely comes from the Old English 'hōc' meaning 'hook' or 'bend', possibly referring to a bend in the coastline or a hook-shaped feature. 'Fleet' is an Old English word for a stream or estuary.
Word origins
- Hook
- Old EnglishAttestedhook, bend(from hōc "hook, bend")
- Fleet
- Old Englishstream, estuary