Winter Pool
lake or loch · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name indicates a pool associated with winter. 'Winter' is the Old English word for the season, and 'pool' is a common English term for a small body of water.
Word origins
- Winter
- Old EnglishAttestedwinter(from winter "winter")
- Pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpool(from pōl "pool")