Ilmer Upper Ditch
lake or loch · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Ilmer is an Old English place name meaning 'Ilf's mere' or 'Ilf's marsh'. The 'Upper Ditch' refers to a drainage channel in the upper part of the area.
Word origins
- Ilmer
- Old EnglishIlf's mere(from Ilf "a personal name", mǣre "mere, marsh, lake")
- Upper
- Old Englishupper(from uppe "upper")
- Ditch
- Old EnglishAttestedditch, channel(from dic "ditch, channel")