Little Vasa Water
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines the Old English word 'lȳtel' meaning 'small' with 'Vasa Water', where 'Vasa' is of uncertain origin, possibly a personal name or a topographical feature, and 'Water' denotes a stream or river.
Word origins
- Little
- Old EnglishAttestedsmall(from lȳtel "small")
- Vasa
- Unknownuncertain origin
- Water
- Old Englishstream, river(from wæter "water")