Sherborne Lake
lake or loch · Dorset
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a lake associated with Sherborne. 'Sherborne' likely means 'clear stream' or 'sheep stream'.
Word origins
- Sher
- Old Englishclear or sheep(from scīr "clear, bright", scēap "sheep")
- borne
- Old Englishstream(from burna "stream")
- Lake
- Old Englishlake(from lacu "lake")