Trottick Mill Ponds
lake or loch · Dundee City
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The first element 'Trottick' likely derives from Old English 'trōg' meaning trough or channel, possibly referring to a watercourse. 'Mill' indicates a place for grinding grain, and 'Ponds' refers to small bodies of water.
Word origins
- Trottick
- Old EnglishAttestedtrough-place(from trōg "trough, channel", -tīc "place")
- Mill
- Old Englishmill(from mylen "mill")
- Ponds
- Old Englishponds(from pond "pond")