Meikle Water
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
ScotsSurmised
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This name refers to a large body of water. 'Meikle' is a Scots word meaning 'large' or 'great', and 'water' refers to a river or stream.
Word origins
- Meikle
- Scotslarge, great(from mykil "great, large")
- Water
- Old Englisha river or stream(from wæter "water")