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Hebrides
[Hebrides 词源字典]
originally
Ebudae
,
Haebudes
, of uncertain origin. Apparently a scribal error turned
-u-
into
-ri-
. The Norse name,
Suðregar
, "Southern Islands," is relative to the Orkneys. Related:
Hebridean
.
[Hebrides etymology, Hebrides origin, 英语词源]