Burgan Loch
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Burgan Loch likely derives from Old English 'burh' meaning a fortified place, possibly with a personal name, and 'loch' (Gaelic for lake). It could mean 'the lake by the fort'.
Word origins
- Burgan
- Old EnglishAttestedPossibly genitive of 'burh' (fortified place) or a personal name(from burh "fortified place", Burg- "personal name")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")