Loch of Grutfea
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
The name is likely Old Norse, with 'loch' meaning a lake or sea inlet, and 'Grutfea' possibly referring to a gravelly or stony island or piece of land.
Word origins
- Loch
- Old Norselake, sea inlet(from lōkr "brook, stream, lake")
- Grutfea
- Old Norsegravelly island(from grjót "gravel, stones", ey "island")