Woodburn Reservoir
lake or loch · East Dunbartonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Woodburn Reservoir is named after the nearby stream or burn, which is located in or near a wood. 'Wudu' means wood, 'burna' means stream or brook, and 'Reservoir' indicates its function.
Word origins
- Wood
- Old EnglishAttestedwood(from wudu "wood")
- Burn
- Old EnglishAttestedstream, brook(from burna "stream, brook")
- Reservoir
- Unknowna large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply