English / Map Form: Beauly
Gaelic Form: A' Mhanachainn
Location: Inverness area, Highland
Post Town: BEAULY
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A82
English / Map Form: Beauly
Gaelic Form: A' Mhanachainn
Genitive Form: na Manachainn
Language Notes
G nom sg. fem. def.art a', (leniting) + lenited nom. sg. manachainn, fem. `monastery'.Element Meaning
G manachainn ~ monastery
Sources
| A’ Mhanachainn, or Manachainn MhicShimidh | Watson in Dwelly 1912 |
| A’ Mhanchainn | Dieckhoff 1932 |
| A’ Mhanachainn or Manachainn ’ic Shimidh | MacLean 2004, 60 |
Additional Information
The proposed term is the established name. The ‘macro’ form of the name, Manachainn Mhic Shimidh, is not used in speech, and would be too long on the sign compared to ‘Beauly’.
