Srath na Cèardaich
valley · Argyll and Bute
GaelicSurmised
Probable5 sources · historical forms · name elements
This valley name means 'valley of the smithy'. 'Srath' means river valley, and 'cèardaich' is the genitive singular of 'cèardach', meaning smithy or workshop.
Word origins
- Srath
- GaelicAttestedriver valley(from sráth "plain, flat land, river valley")
- na
- Gaelicof the
- Cèardaich
- GaelicAttestedsmithy, workshop(from cèardach "smithy, workshop")
Historical forms
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