Uilleam MacBhatair
Bha Uilleam MacBhatair (Baile Mhuilinn Anndra, 1865 - 9 am Màrt 1948) no an t-Ollamh William John Watson M.A. LL.D. na shàr-sgoilear agus a' chiad duine a chuir sgrùdadh ainmean àite Albannach air stèidh acadaimeagach. Bha e na thidsear ann a sgoiltean ann an Glaschu, Inbhir Nis agus Dùn Èideann. B' e an uair sin Cathraiche na Ceiltis aig Oilthigh Dùn Èideann a bh' ann bho 1914 gu 1938. B' e a mhac  Seumas MacGilleMhìcheil MacBhatair a bha an ath Chathraiche na Ceiltis.

Dh'fhoillsich e leabhraichean air rosg, bàrdachd agus ainmean-àite.

A Bheatha 
B' e Ollamh nan Cànan Ceilteach aig Oilthigh Dhùn Eideann a bh' ann.

Leabhar-chlàr
 Place-Names of Ross and Cromarty (Inbhir Nis, 1904)
 Prints of the Past around Inverness (Inbhir Nis, 1909; Darna clò-bhualadh Inbhir Nis, 1925)
 Rosg Gàidhlig (Inbhir Nis, 1915; Darna clò-bhualadh  Glaschu, 1929)
 Bàrdachd Gàidhlig (Inbhir Nis, 1915)
 The Picts: their original position in Scotland (Inbhir Nis, 1921)
 Ross and Cromarty (Cambridge, 1924)
 The History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland (Dun Eideann, 1926)
 Scottish Verse in the Book of the Dean of Lismore (Dun Eideann, 1937)

Rosg Gàidhlig (1915) 
Ann an 1915, dh'fhoillsich Watson, le taic An Comunn Gaidhealach, cruinneachadh de dh'earrainean rosg bho Leabhar Abaid Dhéir gu toiseach an fhicheadamh linn.

'S iad na teacsaichean anns an leabhar: 
 Mac Fhionghain, An t-Ard-Ollamh Domhnall, Seann Sgoil, dd. 1-8
 Mac Griogair, An t-Urramach Alasdair, Air Cruinn-mheallaibh Soillseach nan Speur, dd. 8-13
 Mac Leoid, Coinneach, Duatharachd na Mara, dd. 14-32
 Watson, William J. (am fear-deasachaidh), Ainmean na h-Alba, dd. 33-41
 Mac Eacharna, Domhnall, Am Fiadh, dd. 42-57
 MacLaomuinn, An t-Urramach Domhnall, An Duine Caomhail, dd. 58-65
 MacLaomuinn, An t-Urramach Domhnall, An Duine Saoghalta, dd. 66-71
 MacLaomuinn, An t-Urramach Domhnall, Anns a' Choille Bheithe, dd. 72-77
 Gaisgeach na Sgéithe Deirge, dd. 78-98
 Cuairtear nan Gleann, Iarla Mharr agus Fear na Briagaich, dd. 99-102
 Cuairtear nan Gleann, Canada Uachdarach, dd. 103-107
 Cuairtear nan Gleann, New Zealand, dd. 108-110
 Cuairtear nan Gleann, I Chalum Chille, dd. 111-114
 Cuairtear nan Gleann, Ailean nan Sop, dd. 115-119
 Mac Fhionghain, An t-Ard-Ollamh Domhnall, Na Sean-Fhocail, dd. 120-132
 Fianuis Huisdein Mhic Dhomhnaill, dd. 133-138
 Códach Lachlainn Mhic Mhuirich, dd. 139-140
 Kirk, An t-Urramach Raibeart, Do'n Leaghthora, Sìth agus Slàinte, dd. 141-142

Beachdan air sgrìobhadh na Gàidhlig 
Cha do chòrd giorrachaidhean anns a' chànain sgrìobhte ri Watson mura robh iad stèidhichte o chionn ùine mhòr:
'Contracted forms of words - the bane of modern written Gaelic - have been freely extended (...) At present there is a tendency to make the written language reproduce all possible contractions of common speech, and the result is unsightly and often obscure. The sound priniciple is to write each word in full, except in the case of recognised contractions of old standing.'

Ceanglaichean a-mach 
 Uilleam MacBhatair air Pròiseact MhicGilleMhìcheil MhicBhatair

Iomraidhean 

Sgrìobhadairean Gàidhlig
Watson, William J.
Watson, William J.