Forest Names

A name directly referring to the essential liquid for life.

man who works with or lives near water

wave

a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a body of water

quivering aspen tree meadow

Meadow of quaking aspens

from Laurentum, laurel-crowned

Wagon stream

from the ford; to wade

ambiguous; possibly 'wagon valley' or 'path valley'

wind

wagon stream

wagon track, cart track

wind

stream where wethers (castrated male sheep) drink

child of the forest

wood, forest

from the willow valley

lofty, towering; ghost, spirit; or a specific type of fern

great, robust, imposing; or small, tiny; or to guard, to protect

Magnificent wind; abundant wind

Great swan; magnificent rainbow; mighty red

Great scenery; magnificent view; guarding tranquility

sacred marsh

Beautiful flower

Great, lofty, or mighty; clear, pure, or gentle

weir, fish trap; or from a place name

west meadow

Great pond / Great hall

rose, magnificent, or gentle

from the spring/well

from the well-spring / born from the well

from the spring farm

day of the well, well-day

valley farm, spring valley

hill with a spring; well hill

ford where willows grow

wealth, well-being, or a spring/stream

from the well-watered land

well-dweller, spring dweller

from the weasel meadow

spring, well

Spring wood, well-wooded area

Possibly related to 'forest' or 'wood'

from the well-farm or spring settlement

from the willow farm

marsh

Literary peak; cultured wind