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Sealtainn
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˈʃɛl̪ˠt̪ɪɲ/
English name: Shetland · Shetland Islands
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
from Old Norse Hjaltland, “hilt land”
Nearby & related:
Lèiruig · LerwickArcaibh · OrkneyBaile na h-Eaglaise · KirkwallEilginn · ElginBaile Chèith · KeithAm Muileann Bàn · Mulben
Sources
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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