Broadwaters Upper Pool
lake or loch · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to the upper pool of a body of water that is broad or extensive. 'Broadwaters' indicates a wide expanse of water, and 'upper pool' specifies its location within that.
Word origins
- brād
- Old EnglishAttestedbroad, wide(from brād "broad")
- wæter
- Old Englishwater(from wæter "water")
- pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpool(from pōl "pool")