Loch of Hockland
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old NorseAI-generated
This name is likely Old Norse. 'Hockland' could mean 'Hogni's land' or 'land by the hook-shaped feature'.
Word origins
- Loch
- Old Norselake(from lōkr "lake, stream")
- Hockland
- Old NorseHogni's land or land by the hook-shaped feature(from Hogni "personal name", land "land", hok "hook (shape)")