Loch of Hestecruive
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name is likely Old Norse. 'Hestecruive' might refer to a 'horse crossing' or a place associated with horses, with 'cruive' possibly relating to a fish trap or enclosure.
Word origins
- Loch
- Old Norselake(from lōkr "lake, stream")
- Hestecruive
- Old Norsehorse crossing or place associated with horses(from hestr "horse", cruive "fish trap, enclosure (uncertain origin)")