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{{see also|Daviot, Aberdeenshire}}
{{see also|Daviot, Aberdeenshire}}
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| unitary_scotland = [[Highland (council area)|Highland]]
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'''Daviot''' ([[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]: '''{{lang|gd|Deimhidh}}'''<ref>[http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/vl-trans.htm Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225005529/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/vl-trans.htm |date=December 25, 2010 }}</ref>) is a village in the [[Highland (council area)|Highland]] council area of [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Daviot |url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst2291.html |website=The Gazetteer for Scotland |publisher=School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society |accessdate=17 June 2018}}</ref> It is about {{convert|8|km|0}} south east of the city of [[Inverness]], next to the [[A9 road (Great Britain)|A9]], the main road to Inverness.
'''Daviot''' ([[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]: '''{{lang|gd|Deimhidh}}'''<ref>[http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/vl-trans.htm Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225005529/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/vl-trans.htm |date=December 25, 2010 }}</ref>) is a village in the [[Highland (council area)|Highland]] council area of [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Daviot |url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst2291.html |website=The Gazetteer for Scotland |publisher=School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society |access-date=17 June 2018}}</ref> It is about {{convert|8|km|0}} south east of the city of [[Inverness]], next to the [[A9 road (Great Britain)|A9]], the main road to Inverness.

== Etymology ==
The name ''Daviot'' was recorded as ''Deveth'' in 1206–33,<ref name="MacBain">{{cite book |last1=MacBain |first1=Alexander |title=Place names Highlands & Islands of Scotland |date=1922 |publisher=Рипол Классик |isbn=9785878525244 |page=146 }}</ref> and is [[Pictish language|Pictish]] origin.<ref name="MacBain" /> The root of the name is ''*dem'', meaning "sure, strong",<ref name="MacBain" /> sharing a derivation with the [[Common Brittonic|Brittonic]] tribal name ''Demetæ'' (> [[Dyfed]], Wales).<ref name="MacBain" />

== Notable People ==

* [[Archibald Cook]] - Free Church of Scotland minister


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Populated places in Inverness committee area]]
[[Category:Populated places in Inverness committee area]]


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See also: Daviot, Aberdeenshire

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57°25′36″N 4°07′43″W / 57.42659°N 4.12865°W / 57.42659; -4.12865

Daviot (Gaelic: Deimhidh[1]) is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland.[2] It is about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south east of the city of Inverness, next to the A9, the main road to Inverness.

Etymology

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The name Daviot was recorded as Deveth in 1206–33,[3] and is Pictish origin.[3] The root of the name is *dem, meaning "sure, strong",[3] sharing a derivation with the Brittonic tribal name Demetæ (> Dyfed, Wales).[3]

Notable People

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References

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  1. ^ Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir Archived December 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Daviot". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d MacBain, Alexander (1922). Place names Highlands & Islands of Scotland. Рипол Классик. p. 146. ISBN 9785878525244.


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