# Stornoway

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈstɔɹnəwe/ · frequency rank #67,077

## Definitions
1. A town on the Isle of Lewis in Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4232).
2. A village and municipality in Le Granit regional county municipality, Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
3. A community in the Rural Municipality of Wallace No.243, Saskatchewan, Canada.

## Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Steòrnabhagh, itself from Old Norse Stjórnavágr (literally “rudder bay”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stornoway