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Glen Conon

Gleann Conan

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Meaning

Glen of (River) Conan


Lowland

Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

NG407640


English / Map Form: Glen Conon

Gaelic Form: Gleann Conan


Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides

Post Town: PORTREE

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

Nearest Main Roads: A87

English / Map Form: Glen Conon

Gaelic Form: Gleann Conan


Language Notes

G nom. sg. gleann, masc. ‘glen’ + gen. or nom. sg. of river-name Conan = ‘Glen of (River) Conan’. The specific is not slenderised, which is consistent with its being a river-name, since these are rarely slenderised in gleann constructions.

Element Meaning

G gleann ~ glen; Conan ~ river-name

Sources

Connon, Conan, Conon Forbes, 136
Gleann Conon Forbes, 222
Gleann Conain Forbes, 331
Gleann Conan local source, Sòdhaigh
Gleann Conan local source, Sgianaidean

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