Loch of Brockan
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 Brockan' or 'loch of the rocky farmstead'.
Word origins
- Brockan
- Old Norsepersonal name or 'rocky'(from Brockan "personal name", brokkr "rocky")
- býr
- Old Norsefarmstead, village(from býr "farmstead, village")