Loch na Gruile Bige
lake or loch · Na h-Eileanan an Iar
GaelicAI-generated
This name means 'loch of the little gruile'. 'Gruile' is a less common Gaelic term, possibly related to 'gruamach' (gloomy) or a specific type of bird or creature. The 'Bige' specifies it is the smaller of two such lochs.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- na
- Gaelicof the(from an "the (genitive singular masculine/feminine)")
- Gruile
- Gaelicgruile(from gruile "gruile (uncertain meaning, possibly related to gloom or a creature)")
- Bige
- Gaelicsmall(from beag "small")