Uaimh
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See also: uaimh
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “the cave”, possibly altered by folk etymology from Odhbha, the name of the first wife of Érimón.[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
an Uaimh f (genitive na hUaimhe)
- Navan (the county town of County Meath, Ireland)
References[edit]
- ^ Joyce, Patrick Weston (1911) “Some puzzles and cautions in interpreting Irish local names”, in The Wonders of Ireland and Other Papers on Irish Subjects, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., page 198
- ^ Diarmuid Ó Murchadha (1992–93) “Odhbha and Navan”, in Navan & District Historical Society, retrieved 2024-03-06