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Baile na h-Eaglaise
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌpalə nə ˈheɡl̪ˠɪʃə/
English name: Kirkwall · Orkney Islands
Also written Bàgh na h-Eaglaise
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“church bay”: Kirkwall comes from Old Norse Kirkjuvágr
Baile na h-Eaglaise, “church town”, is a later Gaelic reshaping of the name.
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Baile a' Chaolais · BallachulishArcaibh · OrkneyEilginn · ElginBaile Chèith · KeithAm Muileann Bàn · MulbenLèiruig · Lerwick
Sources
- Wiktionary: Baile na h-Eaglaise (Scottish Gaelic) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikipedia: Kirkwall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q208329 (CC0)
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