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An Nás
English name: Naas · County Kildare
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
apparently from Old Irish násad, “gathering, assembly”: “the assembly place”
The origin of this name is not certain. This is the meaning the sources below give.
Nearby & related:
Droichead Nua · NewbridgeCill Droichid · CelbridgeCill Dara · KildareTamhlacht · TallaghtRáth Maonais · RathminesCúige Laighean · Leinster
Sources
- Wiktionary: Nás (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Naas (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q216038 (CC0)
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