Lower Cumbrae Reservoir
lake or loch · North Ayrshire
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This reservoir is named after the island of Cumbrae, with 'Lower' indicating its position. The name Cumbrae is of Brittonic origin, possibly meaning 'hill island'.
Word origins
- Lower
- Old Englishsituated below or to the south of another place
- Cumbrae
- Brittonichill island(from cumbra "island", briga "hill, height")
- Reservoir
- Unknowna place where water is collected and stored