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Balvraid

Baile a' Bhràghaid

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Meaning

township of the brae


Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

NG847165


English / Map Form: Balvraid

Gaelic Form: Baile a' Bhràghaid


Location: Wester Ross, Highland

Post Town: KYLE

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: Balvraid

Gaelic Form: Baile a' Bhràghaid


Language Notes

G nom. sg. baile, masc. ‘township’ + gen. sg. masc. def. art. a’ (leniting) + lenited gen. sg. bràigh

Element Meaning

G baile ~ township/farm; bràighe ~ brae

Sources

Biallvraid 1724 Rental of Glenelg
Ballivraid 1820 Thomson
Balavriaid 1824 Rental of the Glenelg Estate
Baile a’ Bhràghaid Robertson
b̥alə vra:əd: Diack MS2276
Baile a’ bhraghad Murchison 1950

Additional Information

The 1724 form suggests beul ‘mouth’.

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