List of islands called Linga
There are several islands called Linga, or similar names, in Scotland. "Linga", in the Northern Isles, and sometimes "Lingay" and "Lingeigh" in the Hebrides, is a common name for an island, and occurs most frequently in Shetland. It is derived from the old Norse "lyngey" meaning 'heather island'. The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is "Eilean Fraoch" or "Fraoch Eilean". Similar names. There are also a number of Scottish islands with similar names, including: