As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) The name of a projection of the sea on the east coast of Lewis, on the Long Island, Scotland--"the forth or frith of the sea."

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


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