Norse Women in Uist Place Names: An Onomastic Perspective
There is a large body of research which deals with the place names coined by the Norse in Scotland during the Scandinavian period of settlement. But how were the Norse, especially Norse women, remembered and imagined by subsequent users of these names? This paper presents a selection of place names...
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| description | There is a large body of research which deals with the place names coined by the Norse in Scotland during the Scandinavian period of settlement. But how were the Norse, especially Norse women, remembered and imagined by subsequent users of these names? This paper presents a selection of place names that reflect associations with Norse women after the period of Scandinavian settlement in the Hebrides of Scotland and explores how these names were understood by later Gaelic-speakers. The paper presents case studies of two place names: Tobha Mòr/Howmore in South Uist and Uineabhal in North Uist. These place names, and the narratives associated with them, are examined in their onomastic and cultural context. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1598072025-05-19T09:02:35Z Norse Women in Uist Place Names: An Onomastic Perspective Sofia, Evemalm-Graham Scotland Scandinavia folklore socio-onomastics folk-etymology thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics There is a large body of research which deals with the place names coined by the Norse in Scotland during the Scandinavian period of settlement. But how were the Norse, especially Norse women, remembered and imagined by subsequent users of these names? This paper presents a selection of place names that reflect associations with Norse women after the period of Scandinavian settlement in the Hebrides of Scotland and explores how these names were understood by later Gaelic-speakers. The paper presents case studies of two place names: Tobha Mòr/Howmore in South Uist and Uineabhal in North Uist. These place names, and the narratives associated with them, are examined in their onomastic and cultural context. Published 2025-05-19T09:02:32Z 2025-05-19T09:02:32Z 2023-12-21 chapter 9788323375012 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/159807 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://wuj.pl/ksiazka/onomastics-in-interaction-with-other-branches-of-science-volume-1#otwarty-dostep https://wuj.pl/norse-women-in-uist-place-names-an-onomastic-perspective Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Onomastics in Interaction With Other Branches of Science. Volume 1. Keynote Lectures. Toponomastics 10.4467/K7501.45/22.23.18055 10.4467/K7501.45/22.23.18055 b56389e6-bd6e-43b9-abc7-9af91c5afc6b 7de802a3-610e-4023-bb20-ff814f7c94c9 9788323375012 141-155 open access |
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| title_sort | norse women in uist place names an onomastic perspective |
| topic | Scotland Scandinavia folklore socio-onomastics folk-etymology thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics |
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