Twatt, Shetland

Twatt, Shetland

Twatt is a settlement in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It is located on the Shetland Mainland on a minor road that leads from the A971 to Clousta, north of Bixter.

The settlement name originates from the Old Norse "þveit", meaning 'small parcel of land'.

The name Twatt is similar to the common English expletive "Twat," (an insulting word used by someone to express contempt or derision for another individual, although it can also colloquially refer to a vagina). For this reason, Twatt remains a source of amusement to people from outside of the village. Its name featured at no. 4 of the most vulgar sounding names in "Rude Britain", along with its Orkney counterpart.


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