Beinn nan Imirean
hill or mountain · Stirling · 848m
MarilynCorbett
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This mountain is named 'Mountain of the Runners'. It might refer to a place where people or animals ran, or perhaps a place associated with a race.
Word origins
- Beinn
- GaelicAttestedmountain(from beinn "mountain")
- nan
- Gaelicof the(from an "the (plural genitive)")
- Imirean
- Gaelicrunners(from imirean "runners")