Flodday

There are many small islands in Scotland called Flodday (Scots Gaelic: Flodaigh) or similar and this list provides a guide to their location. The derivation of the name is from the Old Norse floti meaning "raft" or "float".[1] The similar island names Fladda and Flotta are also from the Norse flatr and mean "flat island".[2] Usage is not always consistent in external sources.

  1. ^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  2. ^ Orkney placenames. Orkneyjar. Retrieved 12 February 2011.