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.
