English / Map Form: Airlie
Gaelic Form: Earlaidh
Post Town: Dundee
County: Angus
Local Authority: Angus
English / Map Form: Airlie
Gaelic Form: Earlaidh
Language Notes
Element Meaning
Sources
| iarl Earlaidh | Sàr-obair nam bard Gaelach, 45 [Earl of Airlie] |
| Arladh (Morgan) ¯e˘ırl˘ı (Mrs M) | Diack MS2276 |
| The Gaelic is Arlath, pronounced Arla | Diack, Some Local Place-names iv Aberdeen Free Press 29.4.1911 |
Additional Information
The name in Sàr-obair says in a footnote “a title formerly in Strathmore, now extinct”. Since Airlie is in Strathmore, it would seem this is a reference to the Earl of Airlie.
It would seem there are two competing forms for Airlie Arlath and Earlaidh. Earlaidh was chosen as it is close to a form gathered by Diack and also appears in poetry.