Meanings
- An archipelago off the coast of Cornwall, in southwestern England.
Synonyms: Scilly Islands, Scilly Isles, Scillies
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn archipelago off the coast of Cornwall, in southwestern England.
Origin
- CornishSyllan
- EnglishIsles of Scilly
From Cornish Syllan, from British Latin (Insulae) Sillinae, Silina, Siluruni, found in Ancient Greek as Σίλυρες (Sílures), Σύρινες (Súrines), of uncertain origin, but suggested by some to be from solis insulae (“isles of the sun”).
More words from Cornish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Estonian Scilly saared
- Scilly saaredgroup of islands
Finnish Scillysaaret
- Scillysaaretgroup of islands
French les Sorlingues, les îles Sorlingues
- les Sorlinguesgroup of islands
- les îles Sorlinguesgroup of islands
Italian le isole Scilly, le isole Sorlinghe
- le isole Scillygroup of islands
- le isole Sorlinghegroup of islands
Polish Scilly
- Scillygroup of islands
Welsh Ynysoedd Sili
- Ynysoedd Siligroup of islands
Cite this entry
Isles of Scilly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isles%20of%20Scilly
“Isles of Scilly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isles%20of%20Scilly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Isles of Scilly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isles%20of%20Scilly.
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