Croo Loch
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
The name likely derives from Old Norse 'krómr' meaning 'bend' or 'curve', referring to a bend in the loch. 'Loch' is a Scottish Gaelic or Old Norse word for a lake or sea inlet.
Word origins
- Croo
- Old Norsebend, curve(from krómr "bend, curve")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")