English / Map Form: Appin
Gaelic Form: An Apainn
Location: Argyll
Post Town: APPIN
County: Argyll & Bute
Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
Nearest Main Roads: A828
English / Map Form: Appin
Gaelic Form: An Apainn
Genitive Form: na h-Apann, na h-Apainne
Language Notes
G nom. sg. fem. def. art an + nom. sg. apainn fem., 'abbey lands'Element Meaning
G apainn ~ abbey lands
Sources
| Appin | 1633 Retours (Argyle) no. 42 |
| Apping | 1654 Blaeu Map (Lorn) |
| An Apainn | Dwelly 1912 |
|
an Apuinn |
Robertson |
|
Port Port na h-Apunn, Srath na h-Apunn |
Robertson |
Additional Information
There are two versions of the genitive of this name, the older ‘na h-Apann’, and the newer ‘na h-Apainne’.