Shag Cliff
cliff or slope · Torbay
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Shag Cliff is an Old English name likely meaning 'cliff frequented by shags' (a type of cormorant). It describes a cliff where these seabirds nest or rest.
Word origins
- Shag
- Old Englishshag (a type of cormorant)(from sceacga "shag (a type of cormorant)")
- Cliff
- Old Englishcliff, steep slope(from clif "cliff, steep slope")