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Loch of Huxter

lake or loch · Shetland Islands

Old NorseAI-generated

This name is likely Old Norse, with 'loch' meaning a lake or sea inlet, and 'Huxter' possibly referring to a farmstead or a place associated with a person named Húxi.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
Huxter
Old Norsefarmstead of Húxi(from Húxi-staðr "Húxi's-place")