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")