Orkney

English Etymology en ine-pro *perḱ- dig From en non Orkneyjar seal islands, from en non ørkn seal + non ey island. The modern form is singular. Ninth-century Norwegian settlers reinterpreted the en xpi -/en cel-bry-pro - name for the islands, recorded as en grc Όρκάδες, which was derived from en cel-pro *ɸorkos young pig. Less common theories include a connection with cy erch speckled (on the basis of the Welsh form cy Erch) or en cel-pro *orkā pine (however, these islands are known for their lack of trees). Pronunciation en /ˈɔɾkne/ /ˈɔɾknɪ/ /ˈɔɾkni/ Scotland en /ˈɔːkni/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Orkney.wav Southern England Proper noun en Orkney Islands. en 2025 Ross Peter Discover the Astounding Secrets of Scotland’s Stone Age Settlements. In the Orkney Islands, archaeologists close the chapter on a legendary excavation, capping two decades of remarkable Neolithic discoveries Smithsonian 55 7: January/February https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/discover-astounding-secrets-scotlands-stone-age-settlements-180985627/ Orkney is an archipelago of 70 or so islands lying off the northeast tip of Scotland. “Everywhere in Orkney there is the sense of age, the dark backward and abysm,” the late Orcadian poet George Mackay Brown wrote. “The islands have been inhabited for a very long time, from before the day of the plough.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260831002044/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/discover-astounding-secrets-scotlands-stone-age-settlements-180985627/ 31 August 2026 en historical county cc/Scotland c/UK. Derived terms en Orkneyan Orkney skiff Related terms en Orcadian Anagrams en eknory Yonker yonker en Islands