Goit-rèis
lake or loch · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Suggested4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Goit-rèis is likely a Gaelic name meaning 'the channel of the ridge'. 'Goit' here might be a loanword or adaptation of the English 'goit', and 'rèis' means ridge.
Word origins
- Goit
- UnknownPossibly channel or canal (loanword or adaptation)
- rèis
- Gaelicridge(from rèis "ridge")
Historical forms
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