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Loch na Naich

lake or loch · Argyll and Bute

GaelicAI-generated

This loch name likely means 'loch of the little ones' or 'loch of the young ones'. The diminutive suffix '-an' suggests a reference to small things or young creatures.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
na
Gaelicof the(from an "the (genitive singular masculine/feminine)")
Naich
Gaeliclittle ones(from naich "little ones, young ones")