English / Map Form: Errogie
Gaelic Form: Earagaidh
Location: Inverness area, Highland
Post Town: INVERNESS
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A82
English / Map Form: Errogie
Gaelic Form: Earagaidh
Language Notes
Maybe based on eàrr, 'end, limit' but doubtfulElement Meaning
G maybe eàrr ~ end, limit
Sources
| Erogie | 1747-55 Roy |
| Erogie | 1820 Thomson |
| Air-aghaidh | Watson 2001 (1930) 232 |
Additional Information
This name is obscure. The first syllable could possibly represent eàrr `end or limit’. Alternatively, the name could be cognate with eireachd ‘assembly’ (compare Ericht, Errochty and Errocht). Whether this is the case or not, the name is not now understood as such.
