Pool Ness
lake or loch · Dumfries and Galloway
GaelicAI-generated
The name likely combines Gaelic 'poll' meaning pool or inlet, with 'nis' or 'ness' which can mean headland or promontory, or possibly 'neas' meaning near. It could describe a pool near a headland or a prominent feature.
Word origins
- Pool
- Gaelicpool, inlet(from poll "pool, inlet")
- Ness
- Gaelicheadland, promontory, near(from nis "headland, promontory", neas "near")