Blaeloch Hill
hill or mountain · North Ayrshire · 407m
Marilyn
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name likely derives from Gaelic elements meaning 'grey loch' or 'dark loch', referring to the appearance of a body of water, possibly a tarn or small loch, on the hill.
Word origins
- Blae
- Gaelicgrey, dark(from blá "grey, pale")
- loch
- Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")