| The change to the shorter spelling appears to have originated in the Donald Map of 1774, a document with a noticeable number of placename errors. |
| One interpretation of the placename is that it means 'green river' as in the Welsh river named Irfon. |
| The placename literally means 'the small church of Davnet' and refers to the 7th Century saint Dympna who built a small church here. |
| Scotia is a Latin placename derived from Scoti, a Latin name for the Gaels. |
| In a referendum held earlier today, its residents voted overwhelming to readopt its English name and save it from the imposition of the Irish placename, An Daingean. |
| This is surprising, because North Kanem has been widely used by Azza hunters and the Batha area is used by numerous Haddad: indicated notably by the placename of Ouadi Haddad. |
