English / Map Form: Ferrindonald
Gaelic Form: Fearann Dòmhnaill
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A851
English / Map Form: Ferrindonald
Gaelic Form: Fearann Dòmhnaill
Language Notes
G nom. sg fearann, masc. ‘land’ + lenited slenderised gen. sg. of masc. Dòmhnall, personal name = ‘Donald’s land’Element Meaning
G fearann ~ land; Dòmhnall ~ personal name
Sources
| Ferrendonald | 1820 Thomson |
| Fearann Dòmhnuill* | Dwelly 1912 |
| Ferrindonald, Fearainn Dhomhnuil… Donald’s land or portion | Forbes, 376 |
| Fearann Domhnaill | Watson 1926, 116 |
| Fearann Dhomhnaill | current OS maps |
| Fearann Dhomhnaill | local source, Sgianaidean |