Overton Reservoir
lake or loch · Inverclyde
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name Overton means 'farmstead or village on the upper ground'. The 'reservoir' is a later addition.
Word origins
- Overton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead on the upper ground(from ofer "upper", tūn "farmstead, village")
- Reservoir
- Latinreservoir