Da Mill Loch
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Da Mill Loch is likely a Norse name. 'Da' is a dialectal form of 'the'. 'Mill' refers to a place where grain was ground, likely established by Norse settlers.
Word origins
- Da
- Old Norsethe(from þe "the")
- Mill
- Old Englishmill(from mylen "mill")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")