Stornoway
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Stornoway is a Gaelic name, possibly meaning 'the windy bay' or 'the bay of the storm'. The first element may relate to Norse 'stormr' (storm) or Gaelic 'sruth' (stream/current).
Word origins
- Steòrnabhagh
- GaelicAttestedStornoway(from sruth "stream, current", bàgh "bay")
Historical forms
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