Loch of Withamo
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from Old English 'wiðig' meaning willow and 'hám' meaning village or homestead. It suggests a loch near a willow-filled settlement.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- Withamo
- Old EnglishAttestedwillow homestead(from wiðig "willow", hám "homestead, village")