Suifea Lochs
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Suifea Lochs is a Gaelic name, possibly from 'Sùbh' (a stream or river) and 'fèith' (a bog or marsh), referring to lochs in a marshy area or fed by a stream.
Word origins
- Suifea
- GaelicAttestedstreamy marsh(from sùbh "stream", fèith "bog, marsh")
- Lochs
- Gaeliclochs(from loch "loch")