Orkney
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Etymology edit
From Old Norse Orkneyjar (“seal islands”), from Old Norse ørkn (“seal”) + ey (“island”). The modern form is singular. Norwegian settlers reinterpreted the original Pictish tribal name element orc (meaning "young pig") as their similarly-shaped native word for seal and added their word for island.
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Proper noun edit
Orkney
- Ellipsis of Orkney Islands.
- A historical county of Scotland, United Kingdom.