Whittliemuir Midton Loch
lake or loch · Renfrewshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Whittliemuir Midton Loch is named after Whittliemuir. The first part likely means 'white moor' (Old English 'hwīt' + 'mōr'). 'Midton' refers to a middle settlement, and 'Loch' is Gaelic for lake.
Word origins
- Whittliemuir
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite moor(from hwīt "white", mōr "moor, heathland")
- Midton
- Old EnglishAttestedmiddle settlement(from middel "middle", tūn "farmstead, village")
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")