Brettoo Loch
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Brettoo Loch is likely an Old English name, possibly related to a settlement called Bretton, meaning 'British settlement' or 'settlement of the Britons'. The 'Loch' element is a later addition or adaptation.
Word origins
- Brettoo
- Old EnglishAttestedBritish settlement(from Bret "Briton", tūn "settlement, farmstead")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")