Beinn nan Aighenan
hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute · 959m
MunroMarilyn
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Beinn nan Aighenan likely means 'the mountain of the sheep'. 'Beinn' is mountain, and 'Aighenan' is a diminutive plural form related to 'caora' (sheep).
Word origins
- Beinn
- GaelicAttestedmountain(from beinn "mountain")
- nan Aighenan
- Gaelicof the sheep(from aighenan "diminutive plural of sheep", caora "sheep")
Historical forms
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