English / Map Form: Kinmylies
Gaelic Form: Ceann a' Mhìlidh
Location: Inverness, Highland
Post Town: INVERNESS
Postcode area: IV3
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A82
English / Map Form: Kinmylies
Gaelic Form: Ceann a' Mhìlidh
Genitive Form: Cheann a' Mhìlidh
Language Notes
G nom. sg. ceann, masc. ‘head, end’ + gen. sg. def. art a’ (leniting and slenderising) + gen. sg. mìlidh masc. ‘soldier’Element Meaning
G ceann ~ head, end; mìlidh ~ soldier
Sources
Ceann a’ Mhìlidh | 2004 MacLean, 80, |
Ceann a’ Mhìlidh | Watson 1926, 371 |
Cinn a’ Mhìlidh | Watson 2001 (1909), 160 |
Additional Information
The precise meaning of this name is unclear, it is not obvious what ceann refers to in this instance. It is probably the case that the specific element has been reinterpreted into milidh.