Kilninver
Cill an Inbhir
Meaning
church of the confluence
Location
Argyll & Bute
Argyll & Bute
NM824217
English / Map Form: Kilninver
Gaelic Form: Cill an Inbhir
Location: Argyll
Post Town: OBAN
County: Argyll & Bute
Local Authority: Argyll & Bute
English / Map Form: Kilninver
Gaelic Form: Cill an Inbhir
Genitive Form: Chill an Inbhir
Language Notes
nom. sg. G cill, fem. ‘church’ + masc. gen. sg. art. an + gen. sg. inbhir, masc. ‘confluence’Element Meaning
G cill ~ church; inbhir ~ confluence
Sources
| Kyllivinor | 1250 Reg. de Passalet, 134 |
| Kylnynvir | 1558 Lochnell Charters |
| Killychmynewyr | 1580 Coll. De Reb. Alb. P. 13 (from OPS) |
| Killyninvir | 1580 Ardchattan Charters |
| Kilninvar | 1631 Retours (Argyle) 40 |
| Kilninware | 1636 Retours (Argyle) 57 |
| Killiniver (vel Killininver) | 1697 Retours (Argyle) 96 |
| Cill an Inbhir | JM |
| Cill an inbhir | 1912 Dwelly |