Inverness
Inbhir Nis
Meaning
the confluence of the (River) Ness
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
IV1
NH665456
English / Map Form: Inverness
Gaelic Form: Inbhir Nis
Location: Inverness, Highland
Post Town: INVERNESS
Postcode area: IV1
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A9, A82
English / Map Form: Inverness
Gaelic Form: Inbhir Nis
Language Notes
G nom. sg. inbhir, masc. ‘confluence’ + gen. sg. of ?*neas, river-nameElement Meaning
G inbhir ~ confluence’; nis ~ river name
Additional Information
This is an established term.