Daviot,_Highland

Daviot, Highland

Daviot, Highland

Human settlement in Scotland

See also: Daviot, Aberdeenshire

Daviot (Gaelic: Deimhidh[1]) is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland.[2] It is about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south east of the city of Inverness, next to the A9, the main road to Inverness.

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Etymology

The name Daviot was recorded as Deveth in 1206–33,[3] and is Pictish origin.[3] The root of the name is *dem, meaning "sure, strong",[3] sharing a derivation with the Brittonic tribal name Demetæ (> Dyfed, Wales).[3]

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References

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  1. [1]
    Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir Archived December 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    "Daviot". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. [3]
    MacBain, Alexander (1922). Place names Highlands & Islands of Scotland. Рипол Классик. p. 146. ISBN 9785878525244.


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