Loch a' Choire Bhuidhe
lake or loch · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name describes a loch associated with a corrie, likely named for its yellowish or pale colour. 'Bhuidhe' is the genitive form of 'buidhe', meaning yellow or pale.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- a'
- GaelicAttestedof the(from a' "of the")
- Choire
- GaelicAttestedcorrie(from coire "cauldron, corrie")
- Bhuidhe
- GaelicAttestedyellow/pale(from buidhe "yellow, pale")
Historical forms
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