Hebrides

See also: Hébrides

English

Etymology

From Latin Hebudes or Haebudes, with u likely turned to ri by scribal error. Earlier origin unknown, though Venneman (1999) speculatively offers a Proto-Semitic solution in *’y (“island”) + *p d (“lamb”).[1] Compare Ancient Greek Ἕβουδαι (Héboudai), islands mentioned by Ptolemy and Pliny, likely the Hebrides.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛbɹədiːz/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Hebrides

  1. The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides.
  2. A sea area that is centred on these islands.

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References

  1. ^ Coates, Richard (2006), “A toponomastic contribution to the linguistic prehistory of the British Isles”, in Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland‎[1], pages 63–65
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