Burga Water
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Burga Water likely refers to a water body associated with a fort or fortified place, possibly belonging to someone named Burg. 'Burh' means fortified place, and 'wæter' means water.
Word origins
- Burga
- Old EnglishAttestedPossibly genitive of 'burh' (fortified place) or a personal name(from burh "fortified place", Burg- "personal name")
- Water
- Old Englishwater(from wæter "water")