Etymology

Stornoway

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Today it means: A town on the Isle of Lewis in Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4232). Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Steòrnabhagh ← Old Norse Stjórnavágr
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromStjórnavágr
  2. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromSteòrnabhagh
  3. English todayStornoway

From Scottish Gaelic Steòrnabhagh, itself from Old Norse Stjórnavágr (literally “rudder bay”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.