English Explanatory Dictionary

Kirkwall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in and the administrative centre of the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɪɹkwɔl/ /ˈkɜːkwɔːl/ /ˈkɝkwɔl/ /ˈkɝkwɑl/

Word forms

Kirkwall

Etymology

A folk-etymological alteration of Scots Kirkwaa, from Norn Kirkavå (literally “church bay”), from Old Norse Kirkjuvágr.

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