Meanings
- A settlement in Birsay civil parish, Mainland, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY270242).
- A settlement in Sandsting civil parish, Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU327532).
Origin
- Old Norseþveit“small parcel of land”
- EnglishTwatt
From Old Norse þveit (“small parcel of land”).
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Twatt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Twatt
“Twatt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Twatt. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Twatt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Twatt.
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