Castle Semple Loch
lake or loch · Renfrewshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a loch associated with a castle. 'Castle' is of Old English origin, derived from the Latin 'castellum'. 'Loch' is a Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or sea inlet.
Word origins
- Castle
- Old EnglishAttestedcastle(from castel "castle")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake")