Warrington Dock Entrance
lake or loch · Warrington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to an entrance to a dock, likely in an area named 'Warrington'. 'Warrington' is an Old English place name meaning 'settlement of Waer(a) or his people'. 'Dock' is a later term, but the context suggests an Old English origin for the settlement name.
Word origins
- Warrington
- Old EnglishAttestedSettlement of Waer(a) or his people(from Waer(a) "Waer(a) (personal name)", -ingas "people of", tun "settlement, farmstead")
- Dock
- Old EnglishAttestedDock(from docce "dock")
- Entrance
- Old EnglishEntrance(from entren "to enter")