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.