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- Old Norse · derived fromPetlandsfjörð
- English todayPentland Firth
From Old Norse Petlandsfjörð meaning "fjord of Pictland".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pentland Firth
Today it means: A strait (not a true firth) separating the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland. Full definition →
Old Norse Petlandsfjörð