The Shunan
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name is likely an archaic or dialectal form related to 'shun', meaning to avoid. It could describe a part of the water that was difficult to navigate or was avoided by boats.
Word origins
- Shunan
- Old Englishto shun, avoid (archaic/dialectal)(from scunian "to shun, avoid")