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Kinmylies

Ceann a' Mhìlidh

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Meaning

head of the soldier


Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

IV3

NH652439


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.

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