Bunnahabhain
Bun na h-Abhainne
Meaning
the foot of the river
Location
Argyll & Bute
Argyll & Bute
NR420732
English / Map Form: Bunnahabhain
Gaelic Form: Bun na h-Abhainne
Location: Islay, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF ISLAY
County: Argyll & Bute
Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
English / Map Form: Bunnahabhain
Gaelic Form: Bun na h-Abhainne
Language Notes
G sg. masc. bun, nom. 'foot' + gen. sg. fem. art. na (with h- before vowels) + old gen.sg. of abhainn, fem. 'river' = 'the foot of the river'Element Meaning
G bun ~ foot; abhainn ~ river
Sources
Bun na h Abhain | 1849 Admiralty Chart 2515 |
Bonahaven | 1882 OS 6″ 1st edn |
Bun na h-Abhainne (an old gen.) | Lands of Lordship |