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Kilmuir

Cille Mhoire

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Meaning

Mary's church


Location

Ross and Cromarty

Highland

NH666496


English / Map Form: Kilmuir

Gaelic Form: Cille Mhoire


Location: Black Isle and Mid Ross

Post Town: INVERNESS

County: Ross and Cromarty

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: Kilmuir

Gaelic Form: Cille Mhoire


Genitive Form: Chille Mhoire

Language Notes

G nom. sg. cill, fem. ‘church’ + lenited gen. sg. of Moire, fem. personal name = ‘Mary’s Church’

Element Meaning

G cill ~ church; Moire personal name

Sources

Kilmowir 1561 Book of Assumptions
Killmuir 1820 Thomson
Cill Mhoire Watson 1904, 136
Cille Mhoire TSR2

Additional Information

The old forms are difficult to distinguish from Kilmuir Easter.

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