# Islay

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈaɪlə/ · frequency rank #52,415

## Definitions
1. The southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

## Etymology
Derived from Scottish Gaelic Ìle, but probably ultimately of non-Indo-European (substrate) origin, along with other uncertain names in Scotland such as Skye, Lewis, and Arran. The silent s in this word, as in island, is due to an unetymological association with isle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/islay