Edinbane

An t-Aodann Bàn

Meaning

the white (hill) face

Settlement

Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

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English / Map Form: Edinbane

Gaelic Form: An t-Aodann Bàn

Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides

Post Town: PORTREE

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

Nearest Main Roads: A850

English / Map Form: Edinbane

Gaelic Form: An t-Aodann Bàn

Language Notes

G nom. sg. masc. def. art. an (with t- before vowels) + nom. sg. aodann, masc.‘face’ + nom. sg. masc. adj. bàn, ‘white’ = ‘the white (hill) face’.

Element Meaning

G aodann ~ face; bàn ~ white

Sources

Tuddinban 1654 Blaeu Map (Skye)
Edinban 1820 Thomson
Edin = Aodann Dwelly 1912