Woodend Pool
lake or loch · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Woodend Pool likely refers to a pool located at the end of a wood. The name combines the Old English word for wood with 'end' and 'pool'.
Word origins
- Wood
- Old EnglishAttestedwood(from wudu "wood")
- end
- Old EnglishAttestedend(from ende "end")
- Pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpool(from pōl "pool")