Loch a' Ghuib Àird
lake or loch · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable5 sources · historical forms · name elements
This loch name likely refers to a place with a prominent point or headland. 'Ghuib Àird' combines 'guala' (shoulder) or 'gob' (beak/point) with 'àird' (height/point).
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- a' Ghuib Àird
- GaelicAttestedof the point of the height(from gob "beak, point", guala "shoulder", àird "height, point")
Historical forms
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