Horseshoe Lake
lake or loch · Bracknell Forest
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a lake shaped like a horseshoe. 'Horse' is likely descriptive, and 'shoe' refers to the shape.
Word origins
- Horse
- Old EnglishAttestedhorse(from hors "horse")
- Shoe
- Old EnglishAttestedshoe, something shaped like a shoe(from scōh "shoe")
- Lake
- Old Englishlake(from lacu "lake")