Gerdie Loch
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Gerdie Loch is likely named after a person called Gerdie, possibly a Norse settler. 'Loch' is a Gaelic term for a lake or sea inlet, often adopted into Norse place names.
Word origins
- Gerdie
- Old NorseA personal name, likely a variant of Gerda
- Loch
- GaelicLake or sea inlet(from loch "lake")