English / Map Form: Kyleakin
Gaelic Form: Caol Acain
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A87
English / Map Form: Kyleakin
Gaelic Form: Caol Acain
Genitive Form: Chaol Acain
Language Notes
G nom. sg. caol, masc. ‘narrow’ + gen. sg. of Àcainn, Haakon = ‘the narrows of Haakon’Element Meaning
G caol ~ narrow; Acain ~ Haakon
Sources
| Cheules Akin | 1654 Blaeu Map (Skye) |
| Keilakin | 1776 Mackenzie: South part |
| Caol Acain | Dwelly 1912 |
| Caolas Acuinn “Acunn’s strait or kyle” | Forbes, 230 |
| Caol Acain | Dieckhoff |
| Caol Acain | previous signage |
Additional Information
The Blaeu form suggests the first element was originally caolas ~ strait.
Kyleakin (east) ~ Caol Acain an Ear (NG750263)
Kyleakin (west) ~ Caol Acain an Ear (NG750263)