Loch Saintear
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
GaelicSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Loch Saintear is a Gaelic name, likely meaning 'loch of the steading' or 'loch of the farm'. 'Stearn' or 'stear' can refer to a farmstead or settlement.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- Saintear
- Gaelicsteading(from stear "steading, farmstead")