Balnain

Baile an Àthain

Meaning

town of the little ford

Settlement

Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

NH433305

English / Map Form: Balnain

Gaelic Form: Baile an Àthain

Location: Inverness area, Highland

Post Town: INVERNESS

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: Balnain

Gaelic Form: Baile an Àthain

Language Notes

 

Element Meaning

G baile ~ town + àthan~ little ford

Sources

Bail’ an Athainn – the Town of the Ford MacKay 1893 and 1914

Additional Information

There are a number of other names with a similar form. Most of the others represent Beul an Àthain. This particular name belongs to a cluster of Bal- names.

Alternative Forms