English / Map Form: Kilpatrick
Gaelic Form: Cille Phàdraig
Location: Arran, Firth of Clyde
Post Town: BRODICK
County: Ayrshire
Local Authority: North Ayrshire
English / Map Form: Kilpatrick
Gaelic Form: Cille Phàdraig
Genitive Form: Chille Phàdraig
Language Notes
G nom. sg. cill, fem. ‘church’ + lenited gen. sg. Pàdraig, masc. personal name = ‘Patrick’s Church’Element Meaning
G cill ~ church + G Pàdraig ~ personal name
Sources
| Kilpatrick | 1654 Blaeu Map Arania |
| Cill Phàdraig | Cameron 1889, 138 |
| Cille Phàtair | Robertson MS391, 3 |
| Cill Phadraig | Fraser 1999, 84 |
Additional Information
See Fraser for old forms and pronunciation. He gives two informants’ forms, one reflecting Cill Phàdraig and another Cille Pheadair.