Styhead Tarn
lake or loch · Cumberland
Old NorseAI-generated
Styhead Tarn is likely of Old Norse origin, possibly from 'stiga' (path, ascent) or 'stig' (path) combined with 'høfdi' (headland) and 'tjörn' (tarn). It refers to a tarn at the head of a path or ascent.
Word origins
- Styhead
- Old Norsepath headland(from stig "path", høfdi "headland")
- Tarn
- Old Norsetarn(from tjörn "tarn")