Uaimh

See also: uaimh

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “the cave”, possibly altered by folk etymology from Odhbha, the name of the first wife of Érimón.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠuəvʲ/ (for the full name an Uaimh with the definite article)

Proper noun

an Uaimh f (genitive na hUaimhe)

  1. Navan (the county town of County Meath, Ireland)

References
  1. 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
  2. Diarmuid Ó Murchadha (1992–93) “Odhbha and Navan”, in Navan & District Historical Society, retrieved 2024-03-06
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