ðə ɡˈeɪlɪk nˈeɪm stɹˈæθ blˈætaɪn tɹænslˈeɪts tʊ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ æz "ðə vˈæli ʌvðə blˈeɪn", wɪð ɹˈɛfɹəns tə ðə blˈeɪn wˈɔːɾɚ, ɐ wˈɔːɾɚkˌoːɹs.
The Gaelic name Strath Bhlàthain translates to English as "the valley of the Blane", with reference to the Blane Water, a watercourse.