Ardnahoe Loch
lake or loch · Argyll and Bute
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Ardnahoe Loch is a Gaelic name likely meaning 'height of the hollow' or 'height of the shore'. The first element 'ard' means height or high, and the second element 'cnoc' or 'cuil' could mean hollow or hill, or 'cladaich' meaning shore.
Word origins
- Ard
- GaelicAttestedheight, high(from ard "high")
- nahoe
- GaelicAttestedof the hollow/hill/shore(from cnoc "hill", cuil "hollow", cladaich "shore")