Mote Pool
lake or loch · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely refers to a pool or pond associated with a 'mote'. A 'mote' could be a fortified place or a meeting place in Old English. 'Pool' is a common term for a small body of still water.
Word origins
- Mote
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified place, meeting place(from mōt "meeting, assembly", mot "fortified place")
- Pool
- Old EnglishAttestedsmall body of still water(from pōl "pool")
Historical forms
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