Kit Loch
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Kit Loch is likely named after a person named Kit (a diminutive of Christopher or Katherine) or possibly a 'kit' (a young animal, e.g., a kit fox). It refers to a loch associated with this name or feature.
Word origins
- Kit
- Old Englishpersonal name (diminutive) or young animal(from Kit "diminutive of Christopher/Katherine", cyte "young animal")
- Loch
- Scotslake