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Loch of Fladdabister

lake or loch · Shetland Islands

Old NorseAI-generated

This name combines 'loch' (lake or sea inlet) with 'Fladdabister', which likely means a 'flat island farmstead'.

Word origins

Loch
Old Norselake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")
Fladdabister
Old Norseflat island farmstead(from flat "flat", ey "island", býr "farmstead, settlement")