Bight of Braewick
lake or loch · Shetland Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a bay or inlet. 'Bight' is a nautical term for a curve or recess in a coastline or river. 'Braewick' may have Norse origins, possibly related to 'breiðr' (broad) and 'vík' (bay).
Word origins
- Bight
- Old EnglishAttestedbend, bay(from byht "bend")
- Braewick
- Old Norsebroad bay(from breiðr "broad", vík "bay")