There are various possible derivations of the island's name.

A possible derivation from the name of St Arilda has also been suggested.

Gödel did not explain how he found his solution, but there are in fact many possible derivations.

Another possible derivation is from the Spanish term for "Holy Mass."

There are three possible derivations of note.

The village's name derives from Old English; there are two possible derivations.

None of these possible derivations of the surname is likely.

More generally, the top-down evaluation strategy may cycle over possible derivations, possibly when other ones exist.

A possible derivation of the name Lindores is 'church by the water'.

There is in fact a possible Germanic derivation of Phiraisoi.