Ben Inverveigh
hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute · 638m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name starts with 'Ben', the Gaelic word for 'mountain' or 'peak'. 'Inverveigh' likely refers to a location at the mouth of a river or burn, from the Gaelic 'inbhir'.
Word origins
- Ben
- GaelicAttestedmountain, peak(from beinn "mountain, peak")
- Inverveigh
- GaelicAttestedmouth of a river/burn(from inbhir "confluence, river mouth")