Sheep Loup
waterfall · Renfrewshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Sheep Loup is likely 'the leap or jump of the sheep'. 'Loup' is a dialectal term for a leap or jump, possibly referring to a place where sheep could jump across a stream or gorge.
Word origins
- Sheep
- Old Englishsheep(from scēap "sheep")
- Loup
- Old Englishleap, jump(from hlēap "leap, jump")