Boat Hole
lake or loch · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a hole or hollow where boats were kept or launched. 'Boat' is from Old English 'bāt'. 'Hole' is an Old English term for a hollow or pit.
Word origins
- Boat
- Old Englishboat(from bāt "boat")
- Hole
- Old EnglishAttestedhole, pit(from hol "hole, hollow")