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Divach

Dhìobhach

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Inverness-shire

Highland

NH488274


English / Map Form: Divach

Gaelic Form: Dhìobhach


Location: Inverness area, Highland

Post Town: INVERNESS

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

Nearest Main Roads: A82

English / Map Form: Divach

Gaelic Form: Dhìobhach


Genitive Form: Dìobhach

Language Notes

unclear, element perhaps cognate with P-Celtic reflex of dubh

Element Meaning

G dubh ~ black

Sources

Mekle Deveauch 1509 RMS ii no. 3390
Sròn Dubh Dhìbheach MacKay 1914, 577
Diòmhach Poetry and Folklore from Lochness-side, 1899, Transactions, xxii, 199

Additional Information

The meaning unclear. It seems likely that the name is a settlement name derived from a river-name, since it is situated near the Divach Burn. There are other names of this type: Allt Dibheach, and possible the Divie, both in Speyside. While dibheach means ‘ant’, it is more likely these river-names relate in some way to dubh, ‘black’.

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