Balmacqueen
Baile Mac Cuithein
Meaning
the farm of Cuithein's sons
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
NG440747
English / Map Form: Balmacqueen
Gaelic Form: Baile Mac Cuithein
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: PORTREE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A855
English / Map Form: Balmacqueen
Gaelic Form: Baile Mac Cuithein
Language Notes
G nom. sg. baile, masc. 'town' + gen. pl. Mac Cuithein, masc. patronymic = 'the farm of Cuithein's sons'Element Meaning
G baile ~ town; Mac Cuithein ~ patronymic
Sources
| Balmakuyan | 1654 Blaeu Map (Skye) |
| Baile-Mha Cuinnn | Robertson |
| Balmacquien, Baile Mhic Cuithein | Forbes 1923, 57 |
| Baile MacCuithein | Local source, Sgianaidean |
Additional Information
Informants gave Mac as opposed to M(h)ic.
