Scottish Gaelic Submitted Place Names

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Airdrie (Settlement) English (Canadian), Scottish Gaelic
The name Airdrie is of Scottish origin and is thought to mean "high pasture" or "level height," derived from the Gaelic elements àrd meaning "high" and druim meaning "ridge." Airdrie is located in southern Alberta, Canada, near Calgary.

Àisia (Region) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Asia.

Alba (Country) Scottish Gaelic, Irish
Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. The term first appears as Albion and referred to the island of Great Britain... [more]

An Ròimh (Settlement) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Rome.

Bealaruis (Country) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Belarus

Beilg (Country) Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Belgium

Beul Feirste (Settlement) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Belfast.

Bute (Political Subdivision & Island) Scottish Gaelic, Norse, English
The name Bute is believed to derive from the Old Norse word Bót, meaning "fire", possibly referring to ancient beacons or signal fires used on the island. Alternatively, it may come from the Scottish Gaelic Bòd or Bodach, meaning "island of the old man"... [more]

Clyde (River) Brittonic, Scottish Gaelic, English
The name Clyde originates from the Brittonic Celtic word Clud or Clota, which may mean "the holy one" or "the cleansing one", referring to the river's significance. In Scottish Gaelic, it is known as Abhainn Chluaidh (abhainn = "river", Chluaidh = "Clyde")... [more]

Danmhairg (Country) Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Denmark

Èirinn (Country & Island) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Éire

Giogha (Island) Scottish Gaelic, Irish
Name of an island off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland.... [more]

Glaschu (Settlement) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Glasgow.

Grèig (Country) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Greece

Hanòbhar (Settlement) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Hanover.

Inbhir Theòrsa (Settlement) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Thurso.

Iosrael (Country) Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Israel

Lochan Doire Cadha (Body of Water) Scottish Gaelic

Lunnainn (Settlement) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of London.

Manchain (Settlement) Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Manchester.

Mionsc (Settlement) Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Minsk.

Nürnberg (Settlement) Estonian, Finnish, German, Indonesian, Russian, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Scottish Gaelic, Turkish
Form of Nuremberg in various languages.

Ostair (Country) Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Austria

Pòlainn (Country) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Poland

Pràg (Settlement) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Prague.

Seic (Country) Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Czechia

Spàinn (Country) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Spain

Spàinnt (Country) Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Spàinn

Strathclyde (Political Subdivision & Region) Scottish Gaelic, Brittonic, English
The name Strathclyde comes from the Brittonic Celtic and Scottish Gaelic elements:... [more]

Strathcona (Political Subdivision & Region) English, Scottish Gaelic
The name Strathcona originates from the Scottish Gaelic term strath, meaning "broad valley," combined with the name Cona, potentially referring to a river or a region in Scotland. The name was adopted in honor of Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, a prominent Canadian businessman and politician of Scottish descent.... [more]

Ungair (Country) Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Hungary

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