Loch of Graemeshall
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name is likely Old Norse, with 'loch' meaning a lake or sea inlet, and 'Graemeshall' referring to a hall or estate belonging to someone named Graeme.
Word origins
- Loch
- Old Norselake, sea inlet(from lōkr "brook, stream, lake")
- Graemeshall
- Old NorseGraeme's hall(from Grímr "personal name", hǫll "hall")