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Arnisdale

Àrnasdal


Meaning

Arni's valley


Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

NG846105


English / Map Form: Arnisdale

Gaelic Form: Àrnasdal


Location: Lochalsh, Highland

Post Town: KYLE

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

Nearest Main Roads: A87

English / Map Form: Arnisdale

Gaelic Form: Àrnasdal


Language Notes

Possibly Árnis-dalr : gen. sg. of ON Arni or Árni, personal name + ON dalr, masc. 'valley' = 'Arni's valley'.

Element Meaning

ON Arni or Àrni ~ personal name; dalr ~ valley

Sources

Arnistill 1608 Retours (Inverness) no. 19
Arnisdale 1804 Heather
Arnisdale 1820 Thomson
Arnasdal previous signage
[‘ɑ:ɳə,stəL] Dùn Bheagain informant [from R. Cox]
[‘ɑ:ɳə,stəL] Arnisdale informant [from R. Cox]

Additional Information

The expected genitive of ON Arni is Arna (as seen in the name Arnol, see Oftedal 1954 no. 17), so one would expect Arnadal. Richard Cox, however, has identified a few examples of an -s genitive form for this name, such as in the Landnámabók.

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