What does Ruah mean in Gaelic?
Ruah meant breath, the breath of God, the force which inspired Israel’s prophets and judges.
What does Camus mean in Gaelic?
Gaelic Place Names
| Allt Meurach | the branching burn – a tributary of the River Ree |
|---|---|
| Bunree | The bottom of the River Ree. |
| Callaird | Callart, Hazel Point. |
| Camus a’Chòis | The bay of the nook. |
| Camus na h-Eirbhe | Camusnaherie, the bay of the boundary wall. |
What does sgurr mean in Gaelic?
Edward Dwelly’s Gaelic dictionary translates sgùrr as a high sharp-pointed hill or a large conical hill and points us in the direction of sgòr. This he defines as a sharp steep hill rising by itself or a little steep precipitous height on another hill or mountain.
What does Acushla mean?
darling
Acushla comes from the Irish Gaelic cuisle, which can mean “darling” but more literally means “pulse” or “vein.” It’s an adaptation of the Irish Gaelic a cuisle (“oh darling”).
What does ruadh mean?
Meaning & History Gaelic byname meaning “red”, often a nickname for one with red hair.
What does Milton mean in Scotland?
milton. milntoun. OE myln + tūn. n. the buildings comprising a mill; the farm adjacent to a mill and tenanted by the miller; a hamlet which has grown up around a mill.
What does Allt mean in Gaelic?
Stream of burn
Allt (Gaelic) Stream of burn [owlt] Eas (Gaelic) Waterfall [ess] Fèith (Gaelic) Boggy stream [fay] Glais (Archaic Gaelic) River [glash] Uisge (Gaelic) Water [ooshka] Sometimes used for a watercourse.
What does Stob Coire mean?
Stob Coire Easain’s name translates from the Gaelic as “Peak of the Corrie of the Little Waterfall”.
What is a coire?
coire m (genitive singular coire, nominative plural coirí) cauldron, boiler, vat. dell, corrie. whirlpool. crater, pit.