Porlock Weir
village · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name combines 'Porlock', meaning 'a pool or inlet at the mouth of a stream', with 'Weir', referring to a barrier built across a river.
Word origins
- Porlock
- Old EnglishAttestedpool or inlet at the mouth of a stream(from pōl "pool", lacu "lake, pool, stream")
- Weir
- Old EnglishAttestedweir, dam(from wer "weir")
Historical forms
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