Blubbersdale

valley · Orkney Islands

Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements

This name likely refers to a valley named after a person called Blubber, or possibly related to a place where blubber was processed. 'Dale' is a common word for a valley.

Word origins

Blubber
Old Englishpersonal name or related to blubber(from blōbber "blubber")
dale
Old Englishvalley(from dæl "valley")

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