Beinn a' Mhadaidh
hill or mountain · Highland · 403m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name means 'Hill of the Wolf'. 'Beinn' is Gaelic for mountain or hill, and 'a' Mhadaidh' is the genitive of 'Madadh', meaning wolf.
Word origins
- Beinn
- GaelicAttestedmountain, hill(from beinn "mountain, hill")
- a' Mhadaidh
- GaelicAttestedof the wolf(from a' "of the (genitive article)", Madadh "wolf")