Wilden Pool
lake or loch · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Wilden Pool is likely named after a 'wild den' or a place associated with wild animals. 'Wilden' could derive from Old English 'wilde' (wild) and 'denu' (valley or den).
Word origins
- Wilden
- Old EnglishAttestedwild valley/den(from wilde "wild", denu "valley, den")
- Pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpond, small lake(from pōl "pool, pond")