Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
English name Scottish Gaelic name Endonym Notes Name Language Balclutha: Baile Chluaidh Means "Town on the Clutha River" Ben Nevis: Beinn Nibheis A mountain within Mount Richmond Forest Park: Clutha River: Cluaidh Clyde: Cluaidh Dunedin: Dùn Èideann Named for the Gaelic name for Edinburgh Glendhu Bay: Gleann Duibh Glenorchy: Gleann Urchaidh ...
The Gaelic name refers to the mountain; the English name comes from an adjacent loch. River Forth: An Abhainn Dubh Gaelic name means "The Black River". Rothesay: Baile Bhòid Gaelic name means "town of Bute". South Queensferry: Cas Chaolais "Caschillis" is an old form. A translation of the English name is sometimes used. St Kilda: Hiort
Following is a list of placenames of Scottish origin which have subsequently been applied to parts of the United States by Scottish emigrants or explorers. There are some common suffixes. Brae in Scottish means "hillside" or "river-bank". Burgh, alternatively spelled Burg, means "city" or "town".
Scottish girl names: Here are 52 cool, rare and traditional Scottish girl names. Find a Scottish baby girl name that suits your style.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; List of Scottish Gaelic place names
Invercargill has the appearance of a Scottish name, since it combines the Scottish prefix "Inver" (Inbhir), meaning a river's mouth, with "Cargill", the name of a leading early settler, who was born in Scotland. Invercargill's main streets are named after Scottish rivers (Dee, Tay, Spey, Esk, Don, Doon, Clyde, etc.), and many places in Dunedin ...
This is a list of placenames in Scotland that have been applied to parts of Canada by Scottish emigrants or explorers. For Nova Scotian names in Scottish Gaelic (not necessarily the same as the English versions) see Canadian communities with Scottish Gaelic speakers and Scottish Gaelic placenames in Canada