Loch of Isbister
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old NorseAI-generated
This name is likely Old Norse, with 'loch' meaning a lake or sea inlet, and 'Isbister' referring to a farmstead or dwelling.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- Isbister
- Old Norsefarmstead of Ísleifr(from Ísleifs-býr "Ísleifr's-farm")