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stornoway

/ˈstɔɹnəweɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
stornoway
IPA
/ˈstɔɹnəweɪ/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town on the Isle of Lewis in Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4232).

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A village and municipality in Le Granit regional county municipality, Estrie, Quebec, Canada.

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A community in the Rural Municipality of Wallace No.243, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Steòrnabhagh, itself from Old Norse Stjórnavágr (literally “rudder bay”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Steòrnabhagh, Stjórnavágr

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈstɔɹnəweɪ/
  • British English: /ˈstɔːnəweɪ/

Derived Forms

Stornowegian

Questions

How do you pronounce stornoway?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɔɹnəweɪ/.
What does stornoway mean?
A town on the Isle of Lewis in Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4232).
Where does stornoway come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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