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Scottish Gaelic place names

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The following place names are either derived from Scottish Gaelic or have Scottish Gaelic equivalents:

Endonyms

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Scotland

The place type in the list for Scotland records all inhabited areas as City. According to British government definitions, there are only eight Scottish cities;[1] they are Aberdeen, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Perth and Stirling. The other locations may be described by such terms as town, burgh, village, hamlet, settlement, estate depending on their size and administrative status. Many other smaller settlements have been described as cities traditionally.

More information Scotland Alba, English ...

Canada

Names in italics are not on Cape Breton Island, where Canadian Gaelic is still spoken. Each of the place names are in Nova Scotia, which was founded as a Scottish colony.

More information Canada, English ...
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Exonyms

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The following are Scottish Gaelic placenames for places that do not use Scottish Gaelic:

Australia

More information Australia Àstralia, English name ...

Belgium

More information Belgium Beilg, English name ...

Canada

More information Canada, English name ...

France

More information France An Fhraing, English name ...

Greece

More information Greece Grèig, English name ...

Ireland

More information Ireland Èirinn, English name ...

Israel

More information Israel Iosrael, English name ...

Italy

More information Italy An Eadailt, English name ...

Mexico

More information Mexico Megsago, English name ...

New Zealand

The southern South Island of New Zealand was settled by the Free Church of Scotland, and many of its placenames are of Scottish Gaelic origin (including some directly named for places in Scotland). The placename Strath Taieri combines the Gaelic Srath with the Māori river name Taieri and similarly, the mountain range Ben Ohau combines the Gaelic Beinn with the Māori lake name Ōhau.

More information New Zealand Sealainn Nuadh, English name ...

Norway

More information Norway Nirríbhidh, Lochlann, English name ...

Spain

More information Spain An Spàinn, English name ...

Sudan

More information Sudan, English name ...

United Kingdom (excluding Scotland)

Note: most Irish and Scots Gaelic exonyms for places in Wales derive from the Welsh language.

More information United Kingdom Rìoghachd Aonaichte, English name ...

United States

More information United States Na Stàitean Aonaichte, English name ...
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