Loch Bad nan Gad
lake or loch · Highland
GaelicAI-generated
This loch is named after a thicket or copse. The specific type of copse is indicated by 'gad', meaning 'withes' or 'osier twigs'.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- Bad
- Gaelicthicket, copse(from bad "thicket, copse")
- nan Gad
- Gaelicof the withes/osiers(from nan "of the (plural, elided)", gad "withes, osier twigs")