Pre-1975 Counties
English | Scottish Gaelic | Meaning or Notes |
---|---|---|
Aberdeenshire | Siorrachd Obar Dheathain | |
Angus (Forfarshire until 1928) |
Siorrachd Aonghais | |
Argyll | Earra-Ghàidheal | |
Ayrshire | Siorrachd Inbhir Àir | |
Banffshire | Siorrachd Bhanbh | |
Berwickshire | Siorrachd Bhearaig | |
Caithness | Gallaibh | |
Clackmannanshire | Siorrachd Chlach Mhanainn | |
County of Bute | Siorrachd Bhòid | |
Dumfriesshire | Siorrachd Dhùn Phris | |
Dunbartonshire | Siorrachd Dhùn Breatainn | |
East Lothian (Haddingtonshire until 1921) |
Lodainn/Labhdaidh an Ear | |
Fife | Fìobha | |
Inverness-shire | Siorrachd Inbhir Nis | |
Kincardineshire | Siorrachd Chinn Chàrdainn | |
Kinross-shire | Siorrachd Chinn Rois | |
Kirkcudbrightshire | Siorrachd Chill Chuithbeirt | |
Lanarkshire | Siorrachd Lannraig | |
Midlothian (County of Edinburgh until 1890) |
Meadhan Lodainn/Labhdaidh | |
County of Moray (also known as Elginshire until 1918) |
Moireibh | |
Nairnshire | Siorrachd Inbhir Narann | |
Orkney | Arcaibh | |
Peeblesshire | Siorrachd nam Puballan | |
Perthshire | Siorrachd Pheairt | |
Renfrewshire | Siorrachd Rinn Friù | |
Ross and Cromarty | Ros is Cromba | |
Roxburghshire | Siorrachd Rosbruig | |
Selkirkshire | Siorrachd Shailcirc | |
Zetland (Shetland) |
Sealtainn | |
Stirlingshire | Siorrachd Shruighlea | |
Sutherland | Cataibh | |
West Lothian (Linlithgowshire until 1924) |
Lodain/Labhdaidh an Iar | |
Wigtownshire | Siorrachd Bhaile na h-Ùige |
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