Moor Green Lakes
lake or loch · Wokingham
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to lakes located on a moor or common land. 'Moor' is from Old English 'mōr' (waste land), and 'green' refers to a common pasture or village green. 'Lakes' is a plural of lake.
Word origins
- Moor
- Old Englishmoorland(from mōr "waste land, heath")
- Green
- Old EnglishAttestedcommon pasture(from grēne "green, common")
- Lakes
- Old Englishlakes(from lacs "lakes")