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islay
Islay (name) means the southernmost of the Inner Hebrides islands, situated in the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland.
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The southernmost of the Inner Hebrides islands, situated in the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland.
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Etymology
Derived from Scottish Gaelic Ìle, but probably ultimately of non-Indo-European (substrate) origin, along with other uncertain names in Scotland such as Skye, Lewis, and Arran. Watson (1926) hinted that a Proto-Brythonic/Proto-Celtic root connected to Gaulish *ilio (“flank, buttock”) or Welsh ilio (“to ferment”) might be behind the name. The silent s in this word, as in island, is due to an unetymological association with isle.
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"islay" (name) means the southernmost of the Inner Hebrides islands, situated in the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland.
