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Orkneyinga Saga
The following are names taken from the maps in Joseph Anderson's edition of the Orkneyinga saga, details:
 * Date of publication - 1990 (reprint of 1981 edition, in turn a facsimile of an 1893 edition)
 * Translators - Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie
 * Editor - Joseph Anderson
 * Publisher: James Thin and Mercat Press (1873 original by Edmonston & Douglas).
 * ISBN 0 901824 25 9

Here are two "cheats" for references (cut and paste). The first is for the 1893 facsimile, the second for an online version of the 1873 Edmonston & Douglas edition.

Hjaltland

 * Baltey - Balta
 * Barrey - West Burra
 * Brusey - Bressay
 * Ey [sic] - Uyea by Unst
 * Fætilar - Fetlar
 * Friðarey - Fair Isle
 * Hafrey - South Havra
 * Hafskotsey - Hascosay
 * Hildesey - Hildasay
 * ?Husey - East Burra
 * Hvalsey - Whalsay
 * Jala - Yell
 * Lyngey - Linga (various)
 * Meginland - Mainland
 * Mosey - Mousa
 * Nos - Noss
 * Ornyst - Unst
 * Papey Stora - Papa Stour
 * Rauðey Milkla - Muckle Roe
 * Sandfriðarey - Samphrey
 * Valey - Vaila
 * Vemundarey - Vementry

Shetland uncertain (as marked on map)
 * Papey - Oxna (?)
 * Rauðey Litla - Papa Little (?!)

Additional -
 * Alasund - Yell Sound
 * Leirvik - Lerwick
 * Sundbolstaðr - Symbister

Orkneyar (Orkneyjar - later Norse)

 * Austrsker - Auskerry
 * Borgarey - Burra
 * Damsey/Daminsey - Damsay (St Adamnan's Island)
 * Eiðey - Eday
 * Egilsey - Egilsay
 * Eyinhelga - Eynhallow
 * Færey - Fara (and also Faray?)
 * Flottey - Flotta
 * Gáreksey - Gairsay
 * Glums Holm - Glim(p)s Holm
 * Grimsey - Graemsay
 * Háey - Hoy
 * Hellisey/Eller Holm - Helliar Holm (Helene-holm in Fordun)
 * Hjalpandisey - Shapinsay
 * Hrólfsey - Rousay
 * Hrossey (Meginland) - Mainland
 * Hundey - Hunda
 * Kalfey - Cava
 * Kalfr - Calf of Eday
 * Kolbeinsey - Copinsay
 * Lyngholm - Linga Holm
 * Papey Meiri - Papa Westray
 * Papey Minni - Papa Stronsay
 * Petlandsker - Pentland Skerries
 * Rínansey/Rínarsey - North Ronaldsay (St Ninian's Isle, not Ronald's, like South Ronaldsay. Possibly "St Ronan's Island")
 * Rognvaldsey - South Ronaldsay
 * Sandey - Sanday
 * Strionsey - Stronsay
 * Svínney/Swefney - Swona (sometimes with "v" sometimes with "w")
 * Vestrey - Westray
 * Vigr - Wyre

Additional -
 * Kirkiuvág - Kirkwall
 * Petlandlandfiörð - Pentland Firth
 * Straumnes - Stomness
 * Straumsey - Stroma
 * Vestfiörð - Westray Firth

Islands of the Forth

 * Máeyar (cf. plural, later form would be "Máeyjar") - Isle of May

Islands of the Clyde

 * Bót - Bute
 * Kumreyar - Cumbrae (later form would be Kumreyjar)
 * Herey - Arran
 * Sandey - Sanda Island

Outer Hebrides

 * Ivist - Uist
 * Lióðhús - Lewis
 * (Not mentioned - Harris - "Hérað" I think)

Inner Hebrides

 * Dysey - Jura
 * Eyin Helga - Iona
 * Il - Islay
 * Guðey - Gigha
 * Kiarbarey - ?Kerrera
 * Myl - Mull
 * Raunay [sic] - Rona by Raasay
 * Skidh [sic] (= Skið? Skiþ?) - Skye
 * Tyrvist - Tiree


 * Skotlandsfiörð - The Minch
 * Suðreyar - Hebrides (later "Suðreyjar" + "Sodor")

For later Norn versions of the names see here - some changes, e.g. "øy" is used rather than "ey". --MacRusgail 15:25, 14 August 2007 (UTC)