Loch a' Phollain
lake or loch · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable5 sources · historical forms · name elements
This loch's name means 'loch of the pool'. It refers to a body of water that is a pool or a deep part of a river or loch.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- a' Phollain
- GaelicAttestedof the pool(from a' "of the", pollan "small pool")
Historical forms
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