Milldoe - Mid Tooin
hill or mountain · Orkney Islands · 224m
Marilyn
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Milldoe Mid Tooin likely combines Old Norse elements. 'Milldoe' could relate to a mill or a boundary, and 'Tooin' might refer to a hill or mound.
Word origins
- Milldoe
- Old Norsemill boundary or place(from mylna "mill", dý "pool, inlet")
- Mid
- Old Englishmiddle
- Tooin
- Old Norsehill, mound(from tún "enclosure, farmstead")