Scottish Placenames - Derivation
Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:22 Grumpian Aul' Mannie |
MOR - big (Scottish Gaelic) Morar - big water (dhobhar, Scottish Gaelic) Glen More / Mhor - the Great Glen Moriston - big waterfalls (easain, Scottish Gaelic) Morven - big hill (ben / beinn, Scottish Gaelic) Aviemore - big pass (aigaidh, Scottish Gaelic) - the Lairig Ghru |
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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:28 Grumpian Aul' Mannie |
BEAG - little (Scottish Gaelic) Madadh beag - little dog / fox / wolf (shape?) Rubha beag - small point / promontory Meall beag - small lump / rounded hill Eilean Beag - little island Bealach beag - little pass / mountain gorge |
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:28 Grumpian Aul' Mannie |
SAINT - church-dedicated towns St Cyrus - [or Cyricus] St Johns Toun - St John, former name for Perth St Fillans - St Fillan St Margaret's Hope - [St Margaret +hop, Old Norse for bay] St Boswells - [St Boisil + wells from ville, Norman French for town] |
Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:29 Grumpian Aul' Mannie |
UAMH - cave (Scottish Gaelic) Weem - caves East Wemyss Port Wemyss Wemyss Bay Pittenweem - place of the cave (Brittonic - Pictish) |
Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:53 Grumpian Aul' Mannie |
CAER, CATHAIR - fort (Cumbric), (and Scottish Gaelic) Carluke - fort on the marsh (lwych - Cumbric) Caerlaverock - fort in the elms (leamh-reaich, Scottish Gaelic) Cathcart - fort by the wood? (coet - Cumbric), or by the Cert river? (Cumbric) Brown Caterthun White Caterthun |
Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:14 Grumpian Aul' Mannie |
FOUNDERS' / PATRONAGE TOWNS Fraserburgh - Fraser's Town, formerly Faithlie, renamed to honour Sir Alexander Fraser. Grantown on Spey - Grant's town, planned for Sir James Grant Colinsburgh - planned village for Colin, third Earl of Balcarres Leverburgh - Lever's town, planned village for Lord Leverhulme (of Unilever fame) John o' Groats - named after local resident Johann de Groot, under James IV's patronage |
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:24 Grumpian Aul' Mannie |
SPIDEAL - refuge, hospital (Scottish Gaelic) Spittal of Glenshee Spittal, various - many on hill passes. |
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:25 Grumpian Aul' Mannie |
BARR - summit, top (Scottish Gaelic) Barrhead - "close" to hills Barlinnie - hilltop by the pool (linne - Scottish Gaelic) Dunbar - fort on the hilltop Barlanark - hilltop by the glade (llanerc - Cumbric) Bargeddie |
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:16 Grumpian Aul' Mannie |
LINN, LLYN - pool, lake (Scottish Gaelic & Cumbric) Linn of Dee Loch Linnhe Linlithgow - by lake in the moist (lleith - Cumbric) hollow (cau - Cumbric) Linn of Quoich Corra Linn |
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:57 Grumpian Aul' Mannie |
MAGH - plain (Scottish Gaelic) Kemnay - head (ceann, Scottish Gaelic) of the plain Maggieknockater - fuller's (fhucadair, Scottish Gaelic) plain Mauchline - plain with a pool (linn, Scottish Gaelic) Mawcarse - plain by the low river bank (carse, Scottish Gaelic +kerss, Old Norse) Moffat - ?long (fada, Scottish Gaelic) plain [between Moffat and Annandale?] |
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