Outerwards Reservoir
lake or loch · North Ayrshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name suggests a reservoir located in an outer area or outlying farmstead. 'Outer' is Old English for external, and 'wards' likely refers to an enclosure or farmstead.
Word origins
- Outer
- Old Englishouter(from ūtera "outer")
- wards
- Old EnglishAttestedenclosure, farmstead(from weard "enclosure, ward")
- Reservoir
- Latinreservoir