Balmuchy
hamlet · Highland
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Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Balmuchy is likely from Gaelic 'Baile' meaning townland or settlement, and 'Mùchadh' meaning choking or suffocation, possibly referring to a difficult or marshy area. It signifies the difficult or marshy townland.
Word origins
- Bal
- GaelicAttestedTownland, settlement(from baile "townland, settlement")
- muchy
- GaelicChoking, suffocation (possibly marshy)(from mùchadh "choking, suffocation")
Historical forms
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