Adam's Loch
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Adam's Loch is likely a name given in relatively recent times, possibly referring to a person named Adam. 'Loch' is a Gaelic word for a lake, often adopted into English place names.
Word origins
- Adam's
- Old Englishpossessive of Adam(from Adam "Adam")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")