Grip Linn
lake or loch · North Ayrshire
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines Old Norse 'grip' (a grip, a narrow passage) with 'linn' (waterfall or linn). It describes a waterfall or a narrow, fast-flowing section of water.
Word origins
- Grip
- Old Norsegrip, narrow passage(from grip "grip, narrow passage")
- Linn
- Old Norsewaterfall(from linn "waterfall")