English / Map Form: Johnstone
Gaelic Form: Baile Iain
Location: Renfrewshire
Post Town: JOHNSTONE
County: Renfrewshire
Local Authority: Renfrewshire
English / Map Form: Johnstone
Gaelic Form: Baile Iain
Language Notes
G nom. sg. baile, masc. 'town' + gen. sg. of G. Iain, 'John'Element Meaning
G baile ~ town; Iain ~ John
Sources
| Rectoria de Johnnestoun | 1275 Reg. Glasg. lxvi [Taxationes] |
| Ihonstoun | c. 1591 Pont map 33 |
| Johnstonbridge | 1747-55 Roy |
Bail’ Iain Dieckhoff
Bail’ Iain Dwelly
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