Lint Lochs
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a pool or loch associated with flax or lint. 'Lint' is an Old English word for flax, and 'loch' is a Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or sea inlet.
Word origins
- Lint
- Old Englishflax
- Lochs
- Gaeliclakes