"Loch" meaning in English

See Loch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Lochs [plural]
Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Loch, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hollow or valley. * From Scottish Gaelic loch (“loch, lake”), a Scottish topographic surname. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Loch}} German Loch, {{der|en|gd|loch||loch, lake}} Scottish Gaelic loch (“loch, lake”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Loch (plural Lochs)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Loch-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A town in Bass Coast Shire and South Gippsland Shire, southern Victoria, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Victoria, Australia, Towns in Australia, Towns in Victoria, Australia
    Sense id: en-Loch-en-name-7i-rMD97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 8 36 1 22 1 2 2 3 1 16 3 1 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 38 0 27 0 1 1 2 1 20 2 0 0 2

Inflected forms

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