Leech Pool
lake or loch · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old English word 'lēah', meaning a clearing or meadow, combined with 'pool'. The 'Leech' element may be a variant of 'lēah'.
Word origins
- Leech
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "clearing, meadow")
- Pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpool, pond(from pōl "pool, pond")