Balmoral
See also: balmoral
English
editEtymology 1
editCastle name first appears in writing as Bouchmorale in 1451. Formed from a combination of Old Irish both (“hut, bothy, cot; cabin”) and an uncertain second element.[1] The second element may be Pictish, equivalent to Welsh mawr (“large”) + Welsh iâl (“pastureland”).[2]
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /bælˈmɒɹəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (Scotland) IPA(key): [baɫˈmɔɹɫ̩]
- Rhymes: -ɒɹəl
Proper noun
editBalmoral
- A castle and associated estate in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, that is a private residence of the British sovereign (OS grid ref NO2595).
- 1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, page 8:
- As we climbed the Marykirk Bank Ogilvie spoke of the passes leading over to Deeside, and of the Royal deer forests around Balmoral; then, with mingled pride and modesty, he added, "I've driven the King seven times."
- A suburb of Galashiels, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4836). [3]
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Irish Baile Mhóireil, baile + mór, from Old Irish mór (“big, great”)).
Proper noun
editBalmoral
- A suburban area in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Etymology 3
editProper noun
editBalmoral
- Other places elsewhere in the world:
- A place in Canada:
- A settlement in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia.
- A community in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood, Manitoba.
- A community in Bois-Joli village, Restigouche County, New Brunswick.
- A parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.
- A community in Haldimand County, Ontario.
- A place in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Tensas Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Eagle, Richland County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
- A place in Australia:
- A locality in Mosman council area, Sydney, New South Wales.
- A suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
- A village in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales.
- A suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland.
- A settlement in the Shire of Southern Grampians, Victoria.
- A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. [4]
- A place in Canada:
Further reading
edit- Balmoral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Balmoral Castle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Balmoral (District Electoral Area) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
edit- ^ Mills, A.David (2011 October 21) A Dictionary of British Place Names, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN s.v.
- ^ MacBain, Alexander (1922) Place names Highlands & Islands of Scotland, E. Mackay, page 156
- ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Bab-Bal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ^ NZ Topo Map
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