Pots Pool
lake or loch · Dumfries and Galloway
Old NorseAI-generated
This name refers to a pool with multiple pits or depressions. 'Pots' is the plural of the Norse term for a pool or pit, and 'Pool' is an English word for a small body of still water.
Word origins
- Pots
- Old Norsepools, pits(from pottr "pot, cauldron, pit")
- Pool
- Old Englishpool, pond(from pōl "pool, pond")