Loch Awe
lake or loch · Argyll and Bute
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Loch Awe is a Gaelic name, with 'loch' meaning lake or sea-inlet. The second element, 'Awe', is of uncertain origin, possibly a descriptive term or a personal name.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake, sea-inlet(from loch "lake, sea-inlet")
- Awe
- Gaelicuncertain, possibly descriptive or personal name
Historical forms
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