Knock Loch
lake or loch · East Lothian
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Knock Loch is likely derived from the Gaelic word 'cnoc', meaning 'hill'. The name refers to a loch situated near a hill. 'Loch' is also a Gaelic word for a lake or sea inlet.
Word origins
- cnoc
- GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill")
- loch
- Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")