Etymology

St Kilda

Today it means: An archipelago in the westernmost part of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Full definition →

Old Norse skildir
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromskildir“shields”
  2. English todaySt Kilda

Apparently from Old Norse skildir (“shields”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.