Scottish Place Names U-V

UIST OLD COUNTY: Inverness (Outer Hebrides) NAME ON MAP: Guist DATE: 1292 MEANING: possibly OLD NORSE í `in' vist `dwelling', or, more probably, an unknown CELTIC word.

ULLAPOOL OLD COUNTY: Ross & Cromarty The earliest record, Ullbill, in 1610 is too late to appear on this map, but if its probable derivation from "Olaf's OLD NORSE bólstathr `dwelling'" is correct then it may indeed be old. It is interesting that the MacAulay clan (GOIDELIC `son of Olaf') came to Lewis from here.

ULVA OLD COUNTY: Argyll (Hebrides) NAME ON MAP: Ulway DATE: 1473 MEANING: either Ulfr or OLD NORSE ulfr `wolf' with ey `island'.

URQUHART OLD COUNTY: Inverness NAME ON MAP: Urquhart MEANING: BRYTHONIC ar `near' cardden `the thicket'. A castle was here by 1314.

URQUHART OLD COUNTY: Moray NAME ON MAP: Hurcard DATE: c.1200 MEANING: see the previous entry.

URR OLD COUNTY: Kirkcudbright NAME ON MAP: Urrer DATE: c.1280 MEANING: a river name, possibly from a BRYTHONIC root isura `holy one, strong one'.

VATERSAY OLD COUNTY: Ross & Cromarty (Outer Hebrides) NAME ON MAP: Vatersa DATE: 1580 MEANING: "Vottr's OLD NORSE ey `island'". OLD NORSE vottr means `glove' and may have been a nickname.