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Loch of Greenhill

lake or loch · Orkney Islands

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name is likely Old English, with 'loch' meaning a lake or sea inlet, and 'Greenhill' referring to a green-coloured hill.

Word origins

Loch
Old Norselake, sea inlet(from lōkr "brook, stream, lake")
Greenhill
Old Englishgreen hill(from grēne "green", hyll "hill")