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Wooden Loch

lake or loch · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

Wooden Loch is a descriptive name, likely from Old English 'wudene' meaning 'of wood' or 'wooded', combined with 'loch' meaning a lake or sea inlet. It refers to a lake associated with a wooded area.

Word origins

Wooden
Old Englishwooded, made of wood(from wudene "wooded, made of wood")
Loch
Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")