English Explanatory Dictionary

Lindisfarne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A tidal island off the northeast coast of England, constituting the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland; once an important centre of Celtic Christianity.
  2. A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪndɪsfɑːn/ /ˈlɪndɪsfɑɹn/

Word forms

Lindisfarne

Etymology

Uncertain. From Old English Lindisfarena. It is thought the first element refers to the Lindsey area of Lincolnshire (from Old English Lindesēġe). The second element -farne may be from Old English farena, genitive plural of fara (“traveller”). Thus a plausible translation of the full name would be, "island of the travellers to and from Lindsey". Coates argued for an Old Irish origin with from fearann (“territory”), with the first part being Old Irish lind (“lake”) + -as; perhaps based on an equivalent Proto-Brythonic formation.

Synonyms

Holy Island
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