Straenia Water
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Straenia Water is likely derived from Gaelic. 'Straen' is a variant of 'strath', meaning a wide river valley, and 'Water' denotes a body of water.
Word origins
- Straen
- GaelicAttestedriver valley(from srath "wide river valley")
- Water
- Old Englishwater(from wæter "water")