- this term occurs in Shetland and is derived from Old Norse vatn. It can denote either water or a lake and is frequently used to form place-names, including the old name Sandvatn (now Sandwater) in Shetland and Watten in Caithness. The replacement of vatn by water occurs quite frequently in such place-names; another example is the name Helga Water, near Hillswick in Shetland, formerly Helgavatn.
| ← Chapter intro |
| ← Syke | Watter → |