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Loch of Gonfirth

lake or loch · Shetland Islands

Old NorseAI-generated

This name is likely Old Norse, with 'loch' meaning a lake or sea inlet, and 'Gonfirth' possibly referring to a bay or inlet associated with a person or feature.

Word origins

Loch
Old Norselake, sea inlet(from lōkr "brook, stream, lake")
Gonfirth
Old Norseuncertain, possibly bay or inlet(from gjá "chasm, gorge, inlet", firth "estuary, sea inlet")