Balmoral

See also: balmoral

English

Etymology 1

Castle 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

  • IPA(key): /bælˈmɒɹəl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): [baɫˈmɔɹɫ̩]
  • Rhymes: -ɒɹəl

Proper noun

Balmoral

  1. 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."
  2. A suburb of Galashiels, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4836). [3]
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Irish Baile Mhóireil, baile + mór, from Old Irish mór (“big, great”)).

Proper noun

Balmoral

  1. A suburban area in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Balmoral

  1. Other places elsewhere in the world:
    1. A place in Canada:
      1. A settlement in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia.
      2. A community in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood, Manitoba.
      3. A community in Bois-Joli village, Restigouche County, New Brunswick.
      4. A parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.
      5. A community in Haldimand County, Ontario.
    2. A place in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Tensas Parish, Louisiana.
      2. An unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland.
      3. An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
      4. An unincorporated community in the town of Eagle, Richland County, Wisconsin.
    3. A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
    4. A place in Australia:
      1. A locality in Mosman council area, Sydney, New South Wales.
      2. A suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
      3. A village in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales.
      4. A suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland.
      5. A settlement in the Shire of Southern Grampians, Victoria.
    5. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. [4]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Mills, A.David (21 October 2011) A Dictionary of British Place Names, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN s.v.
  2. ^ MacBain, Alexander (1922) Place names Highlands & Islands of Scotland, E. Mackay, page 156
  3. ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Bab-Bal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  4. ^ NZ Topo Map
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