Longhope
village · Orkney Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Longhope means 'long harbour'. It is derived from the Old Norse 'lang' meaning long and the Old English 'hop' meaning an enclosed bay or harbour.
Word origins
- Long
- Old Norselong(from lang "long")
- hope
- Old EnglishAttestedenclosed bay, harbour(from hop "enclosed bay, harbour")