Beinn a' Choin
hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute/Stirling · 769m
MarilynCorbett
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name means 'mountain of the dog'. 'Beinn' means mountain, and 'a' Choin' is the genitive form of 'an cù' (the dog).
Word origins
- Beinn
- GaelicAttestedmountain(from beinn "mountain")
- a' Choin
- Gaelicof the dog(from a' chù "of the dog")