Walls Loch
lake or loch · Renfrewshire
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
The name 'Walls Loch' likely derives from the Old Norse word 'valr' meaning whale, referring to a place where whales were seen or hunted. 'Loch' is a Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or sea inlet.
Word origins
- Walls
- Old Norsewhale(from valr "whale")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")