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Little Loch Shin

lake or loch · Highland

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a small loch named Shin. 'Little' indicates its size, and 'Loch' is a Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or sea inlet. 'Shin' is of Gaelic origin, possibly meaning 'long water'.

Word origins

Little
Old Englishsmall(from lȳtel "small")
Loch
Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")
Shin
Gaeliclong water(from sin "long")