Martinston Loch
lake or loch · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishAI-generated
Martinston Loch is named after a settlement called Martinston, likely meaning 'Martin's farmstead'. The 'Loch' element is a Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or sea inlet.
Word origins
- Martinston
- Old EnglishMartin's farmstead(from Martin "Martin (personal name)", tun "farmstead, settlement")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")