Loch a' Chaoruinn
lake or loch · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to a loch associated with rowan trees. The Gaelic word 'chaoruinn' is a variant genitive singular form of 'caorunn', meaning rowan tree.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- a' Chaoruinn
- GaelicAttestedof the rowan tree(from a' "of the", caorunn "rowan tree")
Historical forms
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