Loch of Carness
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This loch name is likely of Old Norse origin, possibly meaning 'loch of the farmstead of Carness' or 'loch of the farmstead by the point'.
Word origins
- Carness
- Old Norsepersonal name or 'point farmstead'(from Karne "personal name", nes "point, headland")
- býr
- Old Norsefarmstead, village(from býr "farmstead, village")