Lake End
hamlet · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name 'Lake End' likely signifies a settlement located at the end of a place associated with leeks or garlic, derived from the Old English 'lēac'. It indicates a boundary or extremity related to this feature.
Word origins
- Lake
- Old EnglishAttestedleek, garlic(from lēac "leek, garlic")
- End
- Old EnglishAttestedend, extremity(from ende "end, extremity")