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There are many small islands in Scotland called 'Flodday' (Scots Gaelic: 'Flodaigh') or similar. The derivation of the name is from the Old Norse ''floti'' meaning 'raft' or 'float'.^[1] The similar island names Fladda and Flotta are also from the Norse ''flatr'' and mean 'flat island'.^[2] Usage is not always consistent in external sources.

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Outer Hebrides

Lewis near Great Bernera/Bearnaraigh

Harris

North Uist

Benbecula

Barra

Inner Hebrides

Orkney

Shetland

Main references

Footnotes

Outer Hebrides

Lewis near Great Bernera/Bearnaraigh

★ Floday (), in inner Loch Roag, Lewis, opposite the hamlet of Cairisiadar.

★ Floday (), in outer Loch Roag, west of the islet of Hairsgeir and south of Bearasaigh.

Harris

★ Fladday (), between Scarp and Harris.

North Uist

★ Flodaigh (), in Loch Maddy, North Uist.

★ Flodaigh Beag (Floddaybeg) () (the Gaelic meaning is 'small raft island') east of North Uist.

★ Flodaigh Mòr (Floddaymore) () (the Gaelic meaning is 'big raft island'), east of North Uist.

Benbecula

★ Flodaigh (also referred to as 'Flodda'^[3]) (), a tidal island to the north of Benbecula.

Barra

★ Flodday (), which lies east of Fuiay/Fuidheigh to the north east of Barra.

★ Flodday (), one mile west of Sandray in the Bishop's Isles south of Barra.

Inner Hebrides

★ Eilean Fladday (), on the north west coast of Raasay, just north of Arnish.

★ Fladda (), an islet with a lighthouse south west of Belnahua in the Slate Islands.

★ Fladda () in the Treshnish Isles.

★ Fladda-chùin ('flat island of The Minch') (), an island north of the Trotternish peninsula, Skye.

Orkney

★ Flotta (), an island in Scapa Flow, Orkney.

★ Calf of Flotta (), an island also in Scapa Flow, near Flotta.

Shetland

★ Flotta (), an island in Weisdale Voe.

★ Fladda (), an island north of the entrance to Hamna Voe, near the island of Muckle Ossa.

★ Fladda (), an island north of the Mainland near the island of Gruney.

Main references

★ The Scottish Islands, Haswell-Smith, Hamish, , , Canongate, 2004,

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Footnotes

1. Pàrlamaid na h-Alba placenames
2. Orkney placenames
3. General Register Office for Scotland - Statistics for Inhabited Islands''