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Tongan Swarta

cliff or slope · Shetland Islands

Old NorseAI-generated

This name likely refers to a dark tongue of land or a dark promontory. 'Tongan' is Old Norse for tongue, and 'Swarta' is the Old Norse word for black.

Word origins

Tongan
Old Norsetongue of land(from tunga "tongue")
Swarta
Old Norseblack(from svartr "black")