English / Map Form: Garmony
Gaelic Form: An Garbh-Mhonadh
County: Argyll & Bute
Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
English / Map Form: Garmony
Gaelic Form: An Garbh-Mhonadh
Language Notes
G an, nom. sg. fem. art. + nom. sg. masc. preposed adj. garbh, ‘rough’ + lenited nom. sg. monadh, masc. ‘moor’ = ‘the rough moor’Element Meaning
Sources
Garemown, Garmown 1493 RMS i. no. 2200
Garemown 1538 RMS iii. no. 1745
terrarum de Garmowun 1542 RSS no. 4732
Garmoun 1654 Blaeu map: Mula insula
Garmony 1801 Langlands Map
Garmony 1820 Thomson
Garbh = Rough. Monadh = Mountain, moor: MacLean p. 26
For Garbh Mhonadh – local Gaelic: MacKenzie p. ?
Additional Information
This is however near Achadh na Mòine.
