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Glenfinnan

Gleann Fhionnainn

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Meaning

white glen


Settlement

Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

NM895805


English / Map Form: Glenfinnan

Gaelic Form: Gleann Fhionnainn


Location: Lochaber, Highland

Post Town: GLENFINNAN

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

Nearest Main Roads: A830

English / Map Form: Glenfinnan

Gaelic Form: Gleann Fhionnainn


Language Notes

G nom. sg. gleann, masc. ‘glen’ + Fionnainn element connected to fionn, 'white'

Element Meaning

G gleann ~ glen; fionn ~ white

Sources

Gleninen 1750 Dorret
Gleann Fhionghuin, ‘Fingon’s Glen’ Dwelly 1912
Gleann Fhionnainn OS current name
Gleann Fhionguin MacKinnon
Gleann Fhionnainn current road signage.

Additional Information

The precise meaning of fionnann is not entirely certain, but relates in some way to fionn ~ white. It probably represents neither a personal name nor Fionn Abhainn, ‘white river’, since this does make phonological sense. Whatever the derivation, the proposed orthography reflect the current pronunciation.

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