- in place names, this term is sometimes represented as Waa or (when preceded by another term) -wall, although it also appears in its more regular form, as in Sullom Voe, Orka Voe and West Voe in Shetland. The word derives from Old Norse vágr 'bay, sea inlet' and denotes an inlet of the sea or a deep bay or long creek. It is frequently found in place-names in the Northern Isles.
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