Gaelic placenames in Fort William and Lochaber Gaelic
English
Aber
Confluence of rivers
Abhainn, Avon
A river
Acarsaid
Anchorage
Ailean, Aline
A meadow or green spot
Aird, Ard
A promontory
Aros
A river mouth
Ach, Auch
A field
Ban, Bahn
White
Ban
A woman
Beg, Beag
Little
Beith
Birch
Bodach
An old man
Bo, bogha
A sunken rock
Bun
A river mouth
Breac
Speckled
Bruaich
A brae
Bhuide, buidhe
Yellow
Cailieach
An old woman
Camus
A bay
Caol, Caolas
A strait
Carr
Rough ground
Ceann, Chinn
A head
Clach
A stone
Coir, Coire
A corrie
Con, choin
A dog
Creag, craig
A cliff
Darach
Oak
Dearg
Red
Deas
South
Dun
A castle
Dhu, dubh
Black
Druim
A ridge
Each
A horse
Eilean
An island
Ear
East
Fraoich
Heather
Gabhar, gobhar
A goat
Gal, gall
A stranger
Gamhainn, gamhna
A stirk
Garbh
Rough
Glas, ghlas
Grey or green
Gorm, ghorm
Green or blue
Iar
West
Inver
River mouth
Ken, Kin (Ceann)
A head
Kil (Cille)
A church
Kyle (Caol)
A narrow straight
Leac
A stony slope
Leathann
Broad
Liath
Grey
Maol, maoile
A bare top
Mara
The sea
Meall
A round hill
Mor,mhor
Large
Ob, oban
A bay
Poll, puill
A pool
Righ
King
Ron,roin
A seal
Ruadh
Red
Ru, Rudha
A point
Sgeir
A sea rock
Sguir, Sgurr
A rocky peak
Sron, strone
A nose or point
Sruth
A current
Tarbet, tarbert
A narrow isthmus
Tigh
A house
Tioram
Dry
Tober, tobar
A well
Traigh
A sand beach
Tuath
North
Uamh, Uamha
A cave
Uig
A hollow or bay