Beinn Bhreac
hill or mountain · North Ayrshire · 574m
Marilyn
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Beinn Bhreac means 'Speckled Mountain'. It likely refers to a mountain with varied colours or patches of vegetation.
Word origins
- Beinn
- GaelicAttestedmountain(from beinn "mountain, peak")
- Bhreac
- Gaelicspeckled(from breac "speckled, spotted, variegated")