Airyolland Loch
lake or loch · Dumfries and Galloway
Old NorseAI-generated
Airyolland Loch may derive from Old Norse 'eir', meaning 'copper' or 'ore', and 'land', meaning 'land'. Alternatively, 'Airy' could be from 'eiríkr' (a personal name) or 'eir' (peace). 'Loch' is Gaelic for lake.
Word origins
- Airyolland
- Old NorsePossibly 'copper land' or 'peace land'(from eir "Copper, ore", land "Land")
- Loch
- GaelicLake, sea inlet