ˈʌðɚ ɹˈaɪɾɚz, wɪð ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ pɹˌɑːbəbˈɪlᵻɾi, kənsˈɪdɚ ðə nˈeɪm təbi ʌv skˌændɪnˈeɪviən ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn, ɹᵻflˈɛktɪŋ ðə sˈɛɾəlmənt ʌv ðɪs ˈɛɹiə baɪ vˈaɪkɪŋ ɪnvˈeɪdɚz, ænd ɹᵻfˈɜːɹ ɪt tʊ ɐ wˈɜːd ɛkspɹˈɛsɪv ʌv ɪts bˌiːɪŋ ðə sˈiːt ʌv dʒˈʌstɪs: ðə skˌændɪnˈeɪviən θˈɪŋvɜːlɚ fˈiːld ɔːɹ mˈiːɾɪŋplˈeɪs ʌvðə θˈɪŋ, ɔːɹ lˈoʊkəl ɐsˈɛmbli kəmpˈɛɹ tˈɪnwəld, tˈɪŋwɔːl, θˈɪŋwɔːl ɪnðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈaɪəlz ɐlˈoʊn, plˈʌs mˈɛni ˈʌðɚz əkɹˌɑːs nˈɔːɹðɚn jˈʊɹɹəp.
Other writers, with greater probability, consider the name to be of Scandinavian origin, reflecting the settlement of this area by Viking invaders, and refer it to a word expressive of its being the seat of justice: the Scandinavian Þingvöllr (field or meeting-place of the thing, or local assembly - compare Tynwald, Tingwall, Thingwall in the British Isles alone, plus many others across northern Europe).