Broo Gill
valley · Shetland Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name likely derives from Old Norse 'brún' meaning brown or a boundary, and 'gil' meaning a ravine or gully. It describes a brown-coloured gully or a gully forming a boundary.
Word origins
- Broo
- Old Norsebrown, boundary(from brún "brown, boundary")
- Gill
- Old Norsegully, ravine(from gil "gully, ravine")
Historical forms
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