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Tolgans

cliff or slope · Shetland Islands

GaelicAI-generated

This name likely refers to slopes or hills. 'Tolgans' is interpreted as the plural of 'tolgan', a diminutive of 'tol', meaning a hill or mound.

Word origins

Tolgans
Gaelicsmall hills or mounds(from tolgan "small hill, mound", tol "hill, mound")