Five Locks
suburban area · Torfaen - Torfaen
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Five Locks likely derives from the Old English 'fīf' (five) and 'loc' (lock, a barrier on a river or canal). It refers to a location with five locks.
Word origins
- Five
- Old EnglishAttestedfive(from fīf "five")
- Locks
- Old Englishlock (on a waterway)(from loc "lock (on a waterway)")