Gossabrough Dale
valley · Shetland Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Gossabrough Dale is likely named after a settlement called Gossabrough, possibly meaning 'Gossa's fort' or 'fort of the geese', combined with the Old English 'dæl' for valley.
Word origins
- Gossabrough
- Old EnglishAttestedGossa's fort or fort of the geese(from Gossa "personal name", burh "fort, fortified place")
- Dale
- Old Englishvalley(from dæl "valley")