English / Map Form: Torvaig
Gaelic Form: Tòrabhaig
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: PORTREE
Postcode area: IV51
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A855
English / Map Form: Torvaig
Gaelic Form: Tòrabhaig
Language Notes
ON þór-vík: þórir, personal name + ON vík, fem. ‘bay’ = ‘Thórir’s bay’Element Meaning
ON þórir ~ personal name; ON vík ~ bay
Sources
| Torvaig | 1881 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| Torvaig Thor’s Bay | Forbes, 403 |
| Tòravaig | Robertson |
| [ˈtʰɔ:rəˌvɪkʲ] | local source, Sòdhaigh |
Additional Information
See Cleasby & Vigfusson, 743 for examples of þórir as a prefix.