Horse Pond
lake or loch · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Horse Pond is a descriptive name for a body of water where horses would drink or be kept. It combines the Old English word for horse with 'pond', a common term for a small lake.
Word origins
- Horse
- Old EnglishAttestedhorse(from hors "horse")
- Pond
- Old Englishpond(from pynd "pond")