• English
  • Gàidhlig
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • My Account
  • Checkout
  • Cart
Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (AÀA)

  • Home
  • Database
    • AZ List
  • OS Map
  • Resources
    • PDF Lists
    • Reading List
    • Links
    • Gaelic Place-Name Policy
  • Support
    • AÀA Supporter
  • Shop
    • Services
    • Corporate Memberships
    • Publications
  • News
  • Contact Us
previous postnext post
  • Info
  • Location
  • Research Notes

Achmony

Achadh a' Mhonaidh


Meaning

field of the moor/mountain


Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

NH502307


English / Map Form: Achmony

Gaelic Form: Achadh a' Mhonaidh


Location: Inverness area, Highland

Post Town: INVERNESS

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: Achmony

Gaelic Form: Achadh a' Mhonaidh


Language Notes

 G sg. masc. achadh, nom. ‘field’ + gen. sg. masc. def. art. a’ (leniting) + lenited gen. sg. of monadh, 'moor, mountain'

Element Meaning

G achadh ~ field + monadh ~ moor, mountain

Sources

 

Auchmunie 1334 Moray Reg. 138
Auchmunedy 1386 Moray Reg. 168
Terras de Auchmony 1451 Moray Reg. 193
Auchmony ?1548 RMS, iv no 204 [n. 2]]
terris de Auchmonye c. 1570? Moray Reg 318
terris de Auchmonye c. 1570? Moray Reg 319
Ach’ a’ Mhonaidh – The Field of the Moor MacKay, 1914 ‘Urquhart and Glenmoriston’, 580
aXe vuni, ‘hill’ Diack MS2276

Additional Information

 

Alternative Forms

 

Primary Sidebar

Database


Match phrase Match words




OS Map

  Welcome to the Ordnance Survey (OS) open source digital map. A tool you can use to research ... Continue Reading about OS Map

Our Products

  • Gaelic in the Landscape - The Rough Bounds of Lochaber £0.00
  • Gaelic in the Landscape - Place-names in Islay and Jura £0.00

News

Three Kings Rock / Creag Harail / Mic an Rìgh

Footer

Gaelic Place-names of Scotland

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Sleat
Isle of Skye
IV44 8RQ

+44 (0) 1471 888 120
fios@ainmean-aite.scot

Useful links

  • About Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba
  • How to use the search
  • Commercial Information & Rates
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie policy
  • Terms & Conditions

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Database
    • AZ List
  • OS Map
  • Resources
    • PDF Lists
    • Reading List
    • Links
    • Gaelic Place-Name Policy
  • Support
    • AÀA Supporter
  • Shop
    • Services
    • Corporate Memberships
    • Publications
  • News
  • Contact Us

Site Search

Follow Us

  • E-mail
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2019 Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. All rights reserved. Website by Lumberjack Digital