Loch Tanna

lake or loch · North Ayrshire

GaelicSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements

The name 'Loch Tanna' is likely a simplified form of a longer Gaelic name, possibly referring to a 'narrow loch' or a loch associated with a specific feature. 'Tanna' could derive from 'tana', meaning narrow.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake
Tanna
Gaelicnarrow(from tana "narrow")

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