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Loch Nigh' nan Caorach

lake or loch · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

Loch Nigh' nan Caorach is a Gaelic name meaning 'Loch of the Sheep's Daughter'. This suggests a connection to sheep, possibly through a person or a characteristic of the loch.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
Nigh'
Gaelicdaughter(from inghean "daughter")
nan
Gaelicof the(from an "the")
Caorach
Gaelicsheep(from caora "sheep")