Da Dry Loch
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Da Dry Loch is likely a Norse name. 'Da' is a dialectal form of 'the'. 'Dry' could refer to the loch being shallow, or it might be a corruption of a Norse personal name or descriptive term.
Word origins
- Da
- Old Norsethe(from þe "the")
- Dry
- Old Norsedry, shallow(from þurr "dry")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")