Loch of Baasley
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name likely means 'the loch of the baasley'. 'Baasley' may refer to a place associated with a 'basil' or a 'base', possibly a dwelling or a foundation.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- of
- Unknownof
- Baasley
- Old Norseplace of a base(from bás "base, dwelling", ból "dwelling, farmstead")