Clock Loch
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a loch or lake associated with a clock or a place where clocks were made or kept. Alternatively, it could refer to a 'clock' as a type of bell or a marker.
Word origins
- Clock
- Old Englishclock, bell(from clocc "bell, clock")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")