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Eilean Iarmain

Eilean Iarmain

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Meaning

Island of Iarma(i)n


Island

Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

NG699123


English / Map Form: Eilean Iarmain

Gaelic Form: Eilean Iarmain


Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides

Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

Nearest Main Roads: A851

English / Map Form: Eilean Iarmain

Gaelic Form: Eilean Iarmain


Language Notes

G nom. sg. eilean, masc. ‘island’ + gen. sg. iarma(i)n, an obscure element = ‘Island of Iarma(i)n’

Element Meaning

G eilean ~ island; iarma(i)n ~ obscure element

Sources

Ilanoronsa 1776 Mackenzie: South part
Ornsay Isle… English form of Eilean Orasa, Eilean Diarman Forbes, 391
Eilean Dhiarmaid MacBain 1922, 37
Eilean Iarmain current OS maps
[ən,tʲel,an ‘iərmən] local source, Sòdhaigh

Additional Information

Isleornsay or Isle Ornsay is the current Anglicised version of this name.

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