Submitted Place Name Revision History

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7/16/2016, 7:37 AM McLeeds
7/16/2016, 7:36 AM McLeeds
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7/16/2016, 7:33 AM McLeeds

Name Broadford
Type Settlement
Usage Scottish
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

A village in Skye, Scotland. It's name derives from the Old Norse words for 'wide fjord', referencing the local geography.

An t-Àth Leathann, the name in Scottish Gaelic name incorrectly assumes that the ford element meant 'crossing'.
Added 7/16/2016 by McLeeds