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Re: Does anyone know what does "Aird" mean?
« Reply #9 on: Friday 09 October 09 19:41 BST (UK) »
put the word between bad & ay ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Does anyone know what does "Aird" mean?
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 10 October 09 18:22 BST (UK) »
I believe that ard as in Ardvaak means earth, it also means a plough. All these words and meanings given above have connotations of earth and land with them, so I am sure that aird will come from a similar source.
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Re: Does anyone know what does "Aird" mean?
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 10 October 09 19:16 BST (UK) »
In Irish ard=high and agha=field and ard certainly has same meaning in Scots Gaelic.
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