English / Map Form: Fort Augustus
Gaelic Form: Cille Chuimein
Location: Inverness area, Highland
Post Town: FORT AUGUSTUS
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A82
English / Map Form: Fort Augustus
Gaelic Form: Cille Chuimein
Language Notes
G nom. sg. cill, fem. ‘church’ + gen. sg. of Cuimein, masc. personal name = ‘Cuimein’s Church’Element Meaning
G cill ~ church; Cuimein ~ personal name
Sources
| Kiliwhiman | 1800s Military Maps of Scotland |
| Cill Chuimein | Dwelly 1912 |
| Cill Chuimein | Watson 1926, 303 |
Additional Information
The issue here is whether the first element is Cill or Cille. The epenthetic [e] is largely dependent on the proceeding consonant or vowel. In the case of names following Cill(e) beginning Ch-, an epenthetic vowel is generally the rule. On the other hand, Dwelly says: “Cille- A form of cill prefixed to the names of builders of churches.”