Queen's Mere
lake or loch · Greater London
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Queen's Mere is likely named in reference to a queen, possibly a local landowner or a royal association. 'Mere' is an Old English word for a lake or pond.
Word origins
- Queen's
- Old EnglishAttestedBelonging to a queen.(from cwēn "queen", 's "genitive case marker")
- Mere
- Old EnglishA lake or pond.(from mere "lake, pond")