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| English name |
Glenfinnan |
| Gaelic name |
Gleann Fhionnainn |
| Meaning |
white glen |
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| Location |
Lochaber, Highland |
| Local authority |
Highland ~ A’ Ghàidhealtachd |
| Parish post 1891 |
Arisaig & Moidart |
| County post 1891 |
Inverness-shire ~ Siorrachd Inbhir Nis |
| Topographical feature type |
Settlement ~ Tuineachadh |
| Post town |
GLENFINNAN |
| Postcode area |
PH37 |
| Relevant main roads |
A830 |
| OS sheet number |
398 |
| OS grid reference |
NM895805 |
| Type of name |
Place ~ Àite |
| Element meaning |
G gleann ~ glen; fionn ~ white |
| Element type |
colourtopography |
| OS mapsGazetteer for Scotland |
| Pronunciation |
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| Language notes |
G nom. sg. gleann, masc. ‘glen’ + Fionnainn element connected to fionn, ‘white’ |
| Sources |
| Gleninen |
1750 Dorret |
| Gleann Fhionghuin, ‘Fingon’s Glen’ |
– Dwelly 1912 |
| Gleann Fhionnainn |
OS current name |
| Gleann Fhionguin |
MacKinnon |
| Gleann Fhionnainn |
current road signage. |
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| Additional info |
The precise meaning of fionnann is not entirely certain, but relates in some way to fionn ~ white. It probably represents neither a personal name nor Fionn Abhainn, ‘white river’, since this does make phonological sense. Whatever the derivation, the proposed orthography reflect the current pronunciation. |
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