Stornoway.
A town on the Isle of Lewis in Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4232).
Meaning & usage
A town on the Isle of Lewis in Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4232).
A village and municipality in Le Granit regional county municipality, Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
A community in the Rural Municipality of Wallace No.243, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Where this word comes from
From Scottish Gaelic Steòrnabhagh, itself from Old Norse Stjórnavágr (literally “rudder bay”).
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