Dogger Ayre
cliff or slope · Shetland Islands
Old NorseAI-generated
Dogger Ayre is a coastal name, likely referring to a sandbank or shallow area frequented by dogger fish. 'Ayre' is a Norse term for a spit of land or sandbank.
Word origins
- Dogger
- Old NorsePossibly referring to the dogger fish, or a type of boat.(from dogga "dog")
- Ayre
- Old NorseA spit of land or sandbank.(from eyrr "gravel bank, sandbank")