Boddam
village · Shetland Islands
PictishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
The name Boddam likely derives from Pictish elements meaning 'farmstead' or 'settlement' and 'hill'. It refers to a settlement situated on or near a hill.
Word origins
- Bod
- Pictishfarmstead, settlement(from bod "farmstead, settlement")
- dam
- Pictishhill(from damm "hill")