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Cantick

cliff or slope · Orkney Islands

Old NorseAI-generated

This name likely derives from Old Norse, possibly meaning 'corner point' or 'point of land'. 'Kant' could relate to a corner or edge, and 'vik' means a bay or inlet.

Word origins

Cantick
Old Norsecorner point(from kant "corner, edge", vik "bay, inlet")