Loch of Grutyins
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old NorseAI-generated
This name is likely Old Norse, with 'loch' meaning a lake or sea inlet, and 'Grutyins' possibly referring to a place associated with gravel or stones.
Word origins
- Loch
- Old Norselake, sea inlet(from lōkr "brook, stream, lake")
- Grutyins
- Old Norseplace with gravel(from grjót "gravel, stones", -ins "plural suffix")