Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish place-names).
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MINNYBOLE. Also Mineybole (Ayr. 1822 Galt Steam-Boat viii.), Minibole (Ayr. 1885 R. Lawson Maybole 13). Variant forms of Maybole in Ayrshire (Ayr 1822 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage 97, 1923 Wilson Dial. Burns 99). [mɪne′bol; otherwise məi′boəl]
[The forms fluctuate between Minny- < Gael. monadh, O. Welsh minit, a moor, mountain, and May- < Gael. magh, O. Welsh ma, a plain.]
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