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Uaimh

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Irish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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an Uaimh f (genitive na hUaimhe)

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

References

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  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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