Broo Loch
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Broo Loch is likely a Scottish name of Old Norse origin. 'Broo' may derive from 'brú', meaning bridge, or 'breiðr', meaning broad. 'Loch' is a Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or sea inlet.
Word origins
- Broo
- Old Norsebridge or broad(from brú "bridge", breiðr "broad")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")