Loganlee Reservoir
lake or loch · Midlothian
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Loganlee Reservoir is probably named from the Gaelic 'lagan', meaning a small hollow or hollow place, combined with the Scots suffix '-lee' meaning a clearing or meadow. The 'Reservoir' is a later English addition.
Word origins
- Logan
- GaelicAttestedsmall hollow(from lagan "small hollow")
- lee
- Scotsclearing, meadow(from leigh "clearing, meadow")
- Reservoir
- Old Englishstorage place for water