Loch Shin
lake or loch · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Loch Shin is a Gaelic name, possibly meaning 'loch of the long narrow point' or 'loch of the sharp point'. 'Loch' means lake, and 'Shin' may refer to a projecting feature.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- Shin
- GaelicAttestedlong narrow point(from sin "long", sinn "point")