Lochs of Hogaland
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old NorseAI-generated
The name likely derives from Old Norse, with 'Hogaland' possibly referring to a place associated with pigs or a person named Hogi. 'Lochs' is the plural of 'loch', a Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or sea inlet, but here it is used in conjunction with a Norse personal or descriptive name.
Word origins
- Hoga
- Old NorsePossibly from a personal name Hogi or related to 'hógr' meaning 'height' or 'hog'.(from Hógr "height", Hógr "hog")
- land
- Old Norseland(from land "land")
- Lochs
- Gaeliclakes(from loch "lake")