Buness Loch
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Buness Loch is likely a Norse name, possibly meaning 'the broad loch'. 'Bun-' could relate to breadth, and '-ess' might be a corruption of 'á' (river) or 'nes' (headland), with 'loch' being a later addition.
Word origins
- Bun-
- Old NorseBroad(from breiðr "broad")
- -ess
- Old NorsePossibly river or headland(from á "river", nes "headland")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")