Sharp's Pool
lake or loch · North Ayrshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Sharp's Pool is a possessive name, indicating a pool associated with a person named Sharp. 'Sharp' was a common Old English nickname, possibly referring to someone's appearance or character.
Word origins
- Sharp's
- Old EnglishAttestedbelonging to Sharp(from Scearp "nickname, sharp", -s "possessive suffix")
- pool
- Old Englishpool, small lake