Blagdon Lake
lake or loch · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Blagdon Lake is named after the settlement of Blagdon, meaning 'black valley'. The name is composed of Old English 'blæc' (black) and 'denu' (valley).
Word origins
- Blagdon
- Old EnglishAttestedblack valley(from blæc "black", denu "valley")
- Lake
- Old Englishlake(from lacu "lake")