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Thurso East

suburban area · Highland

Old NorseAI-generated

Thurso East is named after the town of Thurso, with 'East' indicating its position. The name Thurso is of Old Norse origin, likely meaning 'Thor's river' or 'bull's river'.

Word origins

Þórshafn
Old NorseThor's harbour(from Þórr "Thor", hǫfn "harbour")
ēast
Old Englisheast(from ēast "east")