Upper Glendevon Reservoir
lake or loch · Perth and Kinross
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Upper Glendevon Reservoir is a Gaelic name. 'Glen' means valley, and 'Devon' may refer to a river or a place name. 'Upper' indicates its position.
Word origins
- Upper
- Old Englishhigher in position(from uppra "upper")
- Glendevon
- GaelicAttestedvalley of the river Devon(from gleann "valley", Diobhaidh "river Devon")
- Reservoir
- Latina place where water is collected and stored(from reservare "to reserve, keep back")