Woodhead Pool
lake or loch · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Woodhead Pool refers to a pool located at the head or top of a wood. The name combines Old English terms for wood, head, and pool.
Word origins
- Wood
- Old EnglishAttestedwood(from wudu "wood")
- head
- Old EnglishAttestedhead, top(from hēafod "head")
- Pool
- Old EnglishAttestedpool(from pōl "pool")