Scarwell
village · Orkney Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Scarwell is a Norse name meaning 'Skarr's well'. Skarr is a personal name, and 'well' refers to a spring or water source.
Word origins
- Scar
- Old Norsepersonal name(from Skarr "personal name")
- well
- Old EnglishAttestedwell, spring(from wella "well, spring")