Twyning Fleet
lake or loch · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Twyning Fleet is likely named after a ford with two crossing points, possibly near a place called Twyning. 'Fleet' could refer to a stream or estuary.
Word origins
- Twyning
- Old EnglishAttestedPossibly 'two homesteads' or a place name(from twegen "two", ing "homestead, dwelling place")
- Fleet
- Old EnglishAttestedA stream or estuary(from flēot "stream, estuary, inlet")