St Germains Loch
lake or loch · East Dunbartonshire
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St Germains Loch is a loch named in honour of Saint Germanus. 'Loch' is a Scottish Gaelic or Old Norse word for a lake or sea inlet.
Word origins
- St Germains
- LatinSaint Germanus(from sanctus "holy", Germanus "Germanus")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")