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Line 26: The settlement name originates from the [[Old Norse language\|Old Norse]] [[Thwaite (placename element)\|''þveit'']], meaning 'small parcel of land'. The Norse word commonly produces in England the place name element [[Thwaite (placename element)\|Thwaite]]. The name Twatt is similar to the common [[English language\|English]] [[Profanity\|expletive]] "[[~~Twat~~twat]],", (a vulgar word for [[vulva]] and also an insulting term meaning a weak or contemptible individual). For this reason, Twatt remains a source of amusement to people from outside the parish. Its name featured at no.  4 of the most vulgar sounding names in ''[[Rude Britain]]'', along with its [[Twatt, Orkney\|Orkney]] namesake. ==References==