Blae Loch
lake or loch · North Ayrshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a loch or lake characterized by the 'blae' berry (bilberry). 'Loch' is a Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or sea inlet.
Word origins
- Blae
- Old Englishbilberry(from blaewe "blue, bilberry")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")