Name
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| Scots Gaelic: | Eilean Leòdhais | |
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| Scots Gaelic: | Eilean an Fhraoich | |
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The Gaelic name Leòdhas may be derived from Norse Ljoðahús ("song house"), although other origins have been suggested—most notably the Gaelic leogach ("marshy"). It is probably the place referred to as Limnu by Ptolemy, which also means "marshy". It is also known as the "Isle of Lewis" (Gaelic: Eilean Leòdhais). Another name usually used in a cultural or poetic context is Eilean an Fhraoich, ("The Heather Isle"). This name however refers to the whole of the island of Lewis and Harris.
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