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Kilwinning

Cill D’Fhinnein

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Meaning

the church of (St) Finian


Religious, Settlement

Location

Ayrshire

North Ayrshire

KA13

NS296436


English / Map Form: Kilwinning

Gaelic Form: Cill D’Fhinnein


Location: North Ayrshire

Post Town: KILWINNING

Postcode area: KA13

County: Ayrshire

Local Authority: North Ayrshire

English / Map Form: Kilwinning

Gaelic Form: Cill D’Fhinnein


Genitive Form: Chill D’Fhinnein

Language Notes

 

Element Meaning

G cill ~ cell, church; D’Fhinnein ~ poss. Brythonic form of Finian

Sources

Kilwinin 1202×07 Glas. Reg.
Kilwynnyn 1222 Dryb. Lib.
Kilwenyne 1222 Dryb. Lib.
Kilwynnyne 1222 Dryb. Lib.
Kylwynnyn 1222 Dryb. Lib.

Cill D’inne’ainn: Robertson 2019, 422
Cill Dingeain 1963 V [see Nicolaisen 1963, 198]

Additional Information

See Watson 1926, 165 and Nicolaisen 1963, 198-201 [Nicolaisen, W. F. H., 1963, ‘Notes and Comments on Scottish Place-Names: 21 Kilwinning’, Scottish Studies 7, 198-201].

See also Clancy 2001 [‘the real St Ninian’ Innes Review 52].

The Nicolaisen pronunciation was from Arran Gaelic-speakers; it is likely that Robertson’s form gathered on Arran as well.

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