Engine Pond
lake or loch · Essex
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a pond associated with an engine, possibly a water mill or a steam engine. The term 'engine' in this context would have referred to a mechanical device. 'Pond' is a common Old English word for a small body of still water.
Word origins
- Engine
- Old Englishmechanical device(from enginn "engine, machine")
- Pond
- Old Englishpond(from pond "pond")