Cannygates
hamlet · Shetland Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Cannygates is likely an Old English place name, possibly meaning 'Canna's gates' or 'the gates of Canna's people'. 'Canna' could be a personal name, and 'geat' means gate or passage.
Word origins
- Canny
- Old EnglishAttestedPossibly related to a personal name 'Canna'(from Cana "personal name")
- gates
- Old EnglishAttestedgates, passages(from geat "gate, passage")