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Loch of Ramnageo

lake or loch · Shetland Islands

Old NorseAI-generated

The name is likely Old Norse, using the Gaelic loanword 'Loch'. 'Ramnageo' could refer to a place associated with a ram or a personal name, possibly with a locative suffix.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake, sea inlet
Ramnageo
Old Norseram's place(from ramr "ram", geiðr "place, area")