Inverarnan

Inbhir Àirnein

Meaning

confluence of the Àirnean

Location

Argyll & Bute

Argyll & Bute

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English / Map Form: Inverarnan

Gaelic Form: Inbhir Àirnein

Location: Loch Lomond ,Argyll

Post Town: ALEXANDER, ARROCHAR

County: Argyll & Bute

Local Authority: Argyll & Bute

Nearest Main Roads: A82

English / Map Form: Inverarnan

Gaelic Form: Inbhir Àirnein

Language Notes

G nom. sg. inbhir, masc. ‘confluence’ + gen. sg. of Àirnean a river name

Element Meaning

G inbhir ~ confluence; Àirnean ~ river name

Sources

Inbhir Abharnain (I. A-urnain) Robertson
Inir-arnan Diack MS2276
Inir aRnan Diack MS2276
Làirig Àirnein, where Àirnein is probably a personal name Watson 1926, 485
Inbhir Airnein Newton

Làirig Airnein is between Inerarnan, near the foot of Glen Falloch, and Glen Fyne.: Watson Roads, Passes, Defiles Carmichael Watson collection

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