Loch Heddal Beg
lake or loch · Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Old NorseSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name is Old Norse, with 'loch' meaning lake. 'Heddal' may refer to a valley or a specific type of terrain, and 'Beg' is Gaelic for 'small'.
Word origins
- Loch
- Old Norselake, sea inlet(from lōkr "lake, stream")
- Heddal
- Old Norsevalley(from heith-dalr "heath valley")
- Beg
- GaelicAttestedsmall(from beag "small")
Historical forms
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