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Arcaibh
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˈaɾku/ (Lewis, Wester Ross)/ˈaɾkiv/ (Harris)/ˈaɾxku/ (Uist, Barra)/ˈaɾxkiv/ (Skye)/ˈɑɾhkəv/ (South Argyll)
English name: Orkney · Orkney Islands
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
probably from a Celtic word for “piglet”
The origin of this name is not certain. This is the meaning the sources below give.
Nearby & related:
Baile na h-Eaglaise · KirkwallEilginn · ElginBaile Chèith · KeithAm Muileann Bàn · MulbenLèiruig · LerwickMoireibh · Moray
Sources
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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