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Loch Tana

lake or loch · Na h-Eileanan an Iar

GaelicAI-generated

Loch Tana is a Gaelic name, likely meaning 'lake of the hill' or 'lake of the slope'. 'Loch' is lake, and 'Tana' could be related to 'tann' meaning hill or slope, or possibly 'tanach' meaning 'hilly'.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake
Tana
Gaelichill or slope(from tann "hill")