The story
- Old Irish · derived frombaile“settlement, homestead”
- English todayBalgonie
From Balgownie, Balgowny, from Old Irish baile (“settlement, homestead”) + gobann (“smith”). Cognate with English Ballygown, English Balnagown, English Balgove.
Words from the same roots
Old Irishbaile all →
Ballasalla
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.