English / Map Form: Thurso
Gaelic Form: Inbhir Theòrsa
Location: Caithness, Highland
Post Town: THURSO
County: Caithness
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A9, A836
English / Map Form: Thurso
Gaelic Form: Inbhir Theòrsa
Language Notes
G nom. sg. inbhir, masc. ‘confluence’ + gen. sg. of *T(h)eòrsa Norse river nameElement Meaning
G inbhir ~ confluence; Theòrsa ~ Norse river name
Sources
| Inbhir-Sheòrsaidh | 1875 An Fhianuis |
| ann an Ionmhar-Horsa’ | 1899 Songs and Poems in Gaelic, by Ron Donn vol 2, 241 |
| Inbhir Theòrsa | Watson in Dwelly |
| Norse Thjórsá | Watson 1926, 36 |
| Inbhir-Thòrsa | Cruinne-eolas Alba an Deo-Greine, 1920 Leabhar xv, 74 |
Additional Information
This is an established name and was on previous signs.