Plocrapool
hamlet · Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely combines the Old English 'ploc' (a plot of land, enclosure) with 'ræp' (a rope, or possibly a stream) and 'pōl' (pool). It could refer to a pool associated with an enclosed area or a stream.
Word origins
- Ploc
- Old Englishplot of land, enclosure(from ploc "plot of land, enclosure")
- rap
- Old Englishrope, stream(from ræp "rope, stream")
- pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpool, pond(from pōl "pool, pond")
Historical forms
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