Beinn a' Sgurain
hill or mountain · Na h-Eileanan an Iar · 181m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name means 'Hill of the Skerry' or 'Rocky Hill'. 'Beinn' is Gaelic for mountain or hill, and 'a' Sgurain' is the genitive of 'Sguran', meaning a rocky peak or skerry.
Word origins
- Beinn
- GaelicAttestedmountain, hill(from beinn "mountain, hill")
- a' Sgurain
- GaelicAttestedof the skerry/rocky peak(from a' "of the (genitive article)", Sguran "rocky peak, skerry")