Kettle Pool
lake or loch · Highland
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name likely refers to a pool associated with a kettle, possibly a cauldron-shaped depression in the ground or a place where kettles were used. The term 'pool' is a common Old English word for a body of water.
Word origins
- Kettle
- Old EnglishCauldron, pot, or a kettle-shaped depression(from c(i)etel "cauldron, pot")
- Pool
- Old EnglishPool, small lake(from pōl "pool, lake")