Balmoral

balmoral English thumb Etymology 1 Castle name first appears in writing as Bouchmorale in 1451. Formed from a combination of en sga both hut, bothy, cot; cabin and an uncertain second element.Mills A.David A Dictionary of British Place Names Oxford Oxford University Press 21 October 2011 978-0191078941 s.v. The second element may be en xpi -, equivalent to cy mawr large + cy iâl pastureland.MacBain Alexander Place names Highlands & Islands of Scotland E. Mackay 1922 156 Pronunciation en /bælˈmɒɹəl/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Balmoral.wav Southern England en [baɫˈmɔɹɫ̩] Scotland en ɒɹəl 3 Proper noun en castle and associated estate in carea/Aberdeenshire cc/Scotland, that is a private residence of the British sovereign OS grid ref NO2595. en 1947 January and February O. S. Nock "The Aberdonian" in Wartime Railway Magazine 8 As we climbed the Marykirk Bank Ogilvie spoke of the passes leading over to Deeside, and of the Royal deer forests around Balmoral; then, with mingled pride and modesty, he added, "I've driven the King seven times." en suburb town/Galashiels carea/Scottish Borders cc/Scotland OS grid ref NT4836. List of United Kingdom locations: Bab-Bal#Bal Derived terms en Balmorality en balmoral Etymology 2 From en ga Baile Mhóireil, ga baile + ga mór, from en sga mór big, great). Proper noun en suburban area in city/Belfast p/Northern Ireland. Etymology 3 Proper noun Other places elsewhere in the world: en place c/Canada: en settlement rdist:Suf/Columbia-Shuswap p/British Columbia. en comm in the rurmun/Rockwood p/Manitoba. en comm in village:suf/Bois-Joli co/Restigouche County p/New Brunswick. en par in co/Restigouche County p/New Brunswick. en comm in co/Haldimand County p/Ontario. en place c/USA: en ucomm co/Tensas Parish s/Louisiana. en ucomm co/Frederick County s/Maryland. en ucomm co/Hamilton County s/Tennessee. en ucomm town:pref/Eagle co/Richland County s/Wisconsin. en town p:suf/Mpumalanga c/South Africa. en place c/Australia: en locality carea/Mosman city/Sydney s/New South Wales. en suburb of city/Newcastle in the carea/Lake Macquarie s/New South Wales c/Australia. en locality in the carea/Wingecarribee south eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia. en suburb city:Pref/Brisbane s/Queensland. en settlement shire:Pref/Southern Grampians s/Victoria. en suburb city/Auckland c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map Further reading Balmoral Castle Balmoral (District Electoral Area) References en Royal residences