Loch of Hyndgreenie
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
The name is likely Old Norse, with 'loch' meaning a lake or sea inlet, and 'Hyndgreenie' possibly referring to a farmstead or a place with a green area.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- Hyndgreenie
- Old Norsegreen farmstead(from græni "green place")