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Srath an Aoinidh Bhig

valley · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This valley name likely refers to a small wilderness or desolate place. The 'srath' element indicates a river valley, and 'aoinidh' is thought to derive from a word for wilderness or desolation, with 'bhig' meaning small.

Word origins

Srath
Gaelicriver valley(from sráth "plain, flat land, river valley")
an
Gaelicthe
Aoinidh
Gaelicwilderness, desolation(from *aonach* "assembly, fair; also desolation")
Bhig
Gaelicsmall(from beag "small")