Etymology

Invergarry

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Today it means: A village in the Great Glen, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH3001). Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Garaidh
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The story

  1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromInbhir Garaidh“mouth [of the River] Garry”
  2. English todayInvergarry

From Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Garaidh (“mouth [of the River] Garry”). By surface analysis, Inver- + Garry, situated near the mouth of the River Garry.

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