[Loch-soilleir] Re: Loch Soilleir history Q

[phillip]

:
>It is French for sun or sunny lake. If I remember right Bors and Aidan 
>both worked on the name. Some of the versions they submitted of clear lake 
>were already taken. Loch Soilleir was the version that passed the College 
>of Heralds.
>
>Lady Catherine of Cawdor
>_______________________________________________


i'm still sure it's gaelic.

the french word for lake is lac, sunny is ensoleille.  the word for sun is 
soleil.
it's close, but not quite soilleir.

there's a gaelic-english dictionary online at
http://www.ceantar.org/Dicts/MB2/index.html
where i verified the galelic words for clear and lake.