English / Map Form: Kilvean
Gaelic Form: Cille Bheathain
Location: Inverness area, Highland
Post Town: INVERNESS
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A82
English / Map Form: Kilvean
Gaelic Form: Cille Bheathain
Genitive Form: Chille Bheathain
Language Notes
G nom. sg. cill, fem. ‘church’ + gen. sg. of Beathan, masc. personal name = ‘Beathan’s Church’Element Meaning
cill, ~ church; Beathan ~ Beathan (personal name)
Sources
Cill Bheathain
the Cill or Church of St Bean (two syllables) Watson 2001 (1909), 160.
Additional Information
According to Mac an Talleir Cill Beathain is the G name for Bught.
Alternative Forms
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