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Loch nan Gall

lake or loch · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a loch associated with foreigners. The Gaelic word 'gall' means stranger or foreigner, often specifically Norsemen.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
nan
Gaelicof the(from an "the (plural genitive)")
Gall
Gaelicforeigners(from gall "stranger, foreigner")