Ringstone Pot
lake or loch · Aberdeenshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely refers to a small pool or pit associated with a ring-shaped stone or a place marked by a ring stone. 'Ring' denotes a circle, 'stone' refers to a rock, and 'pot' is a dialectal term for a deep pool or pit.
Word origins
- Ring
- Old EnglishAttestedring, circle, circular object(from hring "ring, circle")
- stone
- Old EnglishAttestedstone, rock(from stan "stone")
- Pot
- Old EnglishAttesteddeep pool, pit(from pott "pot, deep pool")
Historical forms
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