Lochan a' Chuirn
lake or loch · Argyll and Bute
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to a small loch. The first element 'lochan' means 'small lake'. The second element 'a' Chuirn' likely refers to a cairn or a rocky place.
Word origins
- Lochan
- GaelicAttestedsmall lake(from lòn "lake", -an "diminutive suffix")
- a' Chuirn
- GaelicAttestedof the cairn/rock(from a "of the", càrn "cairn, heap of stones, rocky place")
Historical forms
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