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Morvern

A' Mhorbhairne

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Meaning

the sea gap


Location

Argyll & Bute

NM65


English / Map Form: Morvern

Gaelic Form: A' Mhorbhairne


Location: Lochaber, Highland

Post Town: OBAN

County: -- Select a county --

Local Authority: Argyll & Bute

English / Map Form: Morvern

Gaelic Form: A' Mhorbhairne


Genitive Form: na Morbhairne

Language Notes

Possibly reduced form of G nom. sg. muir, ‘sea’ fem. + G lenited. nom. sg. of beàrn, ‘gap’ = ‘sea gap’

Element Meaning

Possibly:muir ~ sea; beàrn ~ gap

Sources

Morvarne 1476 RMS ii no. 1246
Morwarne 1478 RMS ii no. 1410
Murverne 1516 RRS I no. 2872
Morwarne 1635 Retours (Argyle) no. 56
Morverne 11630 Geog. Coll. ii, 156
Morvarne 1662 Retours (Inverness) no. 88
Morvern 1654 Blaeu Map (Kintyre)
Marbhainn Dwelly 1912
A’ Mhorbhairn Watson 1926, 123
A Mharairne (a Mhorairne) Dieckhoff, 184

Additional Information

The derivation follows that of Watson 1926, 123. This is an established name.

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