Etymology

Orchy

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Today it means: A river in Argyll and Bute council area, in the Highlands of Scotland, which flows from Loch Tulla to Loch Awe. Full definition →

Proto-Brythonic *argoɨd
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  1. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*argoɨd“surrounding forest”
  2. English todayOrchy

Possibly from Proto-Brythonic *argoɨd (“surrounding forest”).

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