Loch of Messigate
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name appears to be Old Norse, meaning 'lake of the middle farmstead'. It likely refers to a settlement situated between other farms.
Word origins
- Messigate
- Old Norsemiddle farmstead(from meðal "middle", geit "goat", staðr "place, farmstead")