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 dubhElement 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’.
