Thurso

Inbhir Theòrsa

Meaning

confluence of the Thurso

Island, Settlement

Location

Caithness

Highland

ND115680

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 name

Element 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.

Alternative Forms