Loch nam Faoileag
lake or loch · North Ayrshire
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This name refers to a loch associated with gulls. 'Loch' means a lake or sea inlet, and 'nam Faoileag' is the genitive plural of 'faoileag', meaning gull.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake or sea inlet
- nam Faoileag
- Gaelicof the gulls(from na "of the", faoileag "gull")