Aris Dale
valley · Shetland Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Aris Dale likely means 'valley of the wild boar'. It combines an Old English word for wild boar with a term for a valley.
Word origins
- Aris
- Old EnglishAttestedwild boar(from ēofor "wild boar")
- Dale
- Old Norsevalley(from dalr "valley")