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Gallon of Water

lake or loch · Aberdeenshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely refers to a pond or body of water that was exceptionally large or full, using the Old English 'gallan' meaning 'to gush' or 'to flow abundantly'.

Word origins

Gallon
Old Englishgushing, abundant(from gallan "to gush, to flow abundantly")
of Water
Old Englishof water