Talk:Ensay, Outer Hebrides
Latest comment: 17 years ago by MacRusgail in topic Ensay = Jesus?
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Ensay = Jesus?
editThe Main Page today (9/14/07) under the featured photograph says that Ensay is Gaelic for Jesus. Is that true? Arthurian Legend 03:18, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- A number of books show the original Norse as Engi or Engis, meaning meadow. http://www.google.co.uk/books?lr=&q=ensay+engis&btnG=Search+Books
- Also, http://www.majstro.com/Web/Majstro/sdict.php shows no translation for Jesus or Ewe, but it does translate meadow to innis which is not phonectically disimilar from engis. Yes, it's OR... but it may spur someone else's imagination into finding a citable connection from Old Norse Engis, through Scots Gaelic Innis to the modern Ens (+ ey = isle). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.179.95.88 (talk) 13:46, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- No, definitely NOT - Iosa, which is pronounced "eesuh" is. --MacRusgail 15:09, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Haswell-Smith suggests John's Island - Jónsey? --MacRusgail 15:11, 18 September 2007 (UTC)