Whatside Loch
lake or loch · North Ayrshire
Old EnglishSurmised
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Whatside Loch is a loch located on the 'what' side, possibly referring to a boundary or a specific feature. 'What' could be a dialectal term or a personal name, and 'loch' is a Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or sea inlet.
Word origins
- Whatside
- Old Englishwhat side(from hwæt "what", sīde "side")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")