Bustatoun
settlement · Orkney Islands
Old NorseAI-generated
Bustatoun is a Norse name meaning 'farmstead by the stream'. It combines 'bú' (dwelling, farmstead) with 'staðr' (place) and 'tún' (settlement), possibly with a stream element implied or lost.
Word origins
- Bus
- Old Norsedwelling, farmstead(from bú "dwelling, farmstead")
- taun
- Old Norseplace, settlement(from staðr "place, stead", tún "enclosure, farmstead, village")