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Sundhope Pool

lake or loch · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely refers to a pool in a valley or dale named Sundhope. 'Sund-' may relate to a personal name, and 'hope' is a northern dialect word for a small valley or dale.

Word origins

Sund-
Old Englishpossibly a personal name(from Sūna "personal name")
hope
Old Englishvalley, dale(from hop "enclosed valley")
Pool
Old Englishpool, small lake(from pōl "pool")