Dallican Water
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a watercourse associated with a valley or dale. 'Dale' is a common term for a valley in Old English and Norse.
Word origins
- Dale
- Old Englishvalley(from dæl "valley")
- Lican
- Unknownunknown
- Water
- Old Englishriver, stream(from wæter "water")