Loch of Voxterby
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name is likely Old Norse, with 'Voxterby' possibly meaning 'farmstead of Vaxter' or 'farmstead by the water'. The 'Loch of' prefix denotes a body of water.
Word origins
- Voxterby
- Old Norsefarmstead by the water(from vatn "water, lake", býr "farmstead, village")