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Lealty

Lethalltaidh

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Meaning

?half of the burn-place


Settlement

Location

Ross and Cromarty

Highland

NH608733


English / Map Form: Lealty

Gaelic Form: Lethalltaidh


Location: Easter Ross, Highland

Post Town: ALNESS

County: Ross and Cromarty

Local Authority: Highland

English / Map Form: Lealty

Gaelic Form: Lethalltaidh


Language Notes

G nom. sg. masc. preposed adj. leth, ‘half ’ + nom. sg. masc. alltaidh, ‘burn-place’ (allt+ locative suffix -aidh)

Element Meaning

G leth ~ half; alltaidh ~ burn-place

Sources

terris de Lealdie 1595 RMS v no. 265
Lealdies 1610 RMS vii no. 298
Lealdy 1622 Retours (Ross and Cromarty) no. 6
Lealdie 1623 RMS viii no. 410
Lealdie 1634 RMS ix no. 242
Lealdie 1845 NSA (Alness), 336
G Lethalltaidh Watson 1904, 82
Leth-alltaidh Dwelly 1912

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