Lairo Water
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a body of water, possibly a stream or river, associated with a place or person named 'Lairo'. 'Water' is a common Old English term for a river or stream.
Word origins
- Lairo
- Old EnglishA personal name or a place name, possibly related to 'lair' (a resting place or den).
- Water
- Old EnglishRiver, stream.(from wæter "water, river")