List of islands called Oronsay

"Oronsay" redirects here. For ships by this name, see List of ships named Oronsay.

This is a list of islands called Oronsay (Scottish Gaelic:  Orasaigh ), which provides an index for islands in Scotland with this and similar names. It is one of the more common names for Scottish islands. The names come from Örfirisey which translates from Old Norse as "tidal" or "ebb island".[1] The many islands include:

Inner Hebrides

Outer Hebrides

Lewis

North Uist

Benbecula

South Uist

Barra

See also

References

Notes

  1. Watson (2004) p. 505.
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