Leam Pool
lake or loch · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Leam Pool likely derives from Old English 'lǣm' meaning clay or mud, referring to a pool with muddy banks. 'Pool' is a body of standing water.
Word origins
- Leam
- Old Englishclay, mud(from lǣm "clay, mud")
- Pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpool(from pōl "pool")