Pool's Bottom
valley · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name denotes a valley situated at the bottom of a pool or pond. 'Pool' comes from the Old English 'pōl' (pool), and 'bottom' from 'botm' meaning valley.
Word origins
- Pool's
- Old EnglishAttestedof the pool(from pōl "pool, pond")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, dale(from botm "bottom, valley")
Historical forms
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