Ben Tote

hill or mountain · Highland · 113m

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Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements

The name probably means 'the high hill' or 'the hill of the height'. 'Ben' is Gaelic for mountain or hill, and 'Tote' could derive from a word meaning 'high' or 'height'.

Word origins

Ben
GaelicAttestedmountain, hill(from beinn "mountain, peak")
Tote
GaelicAttestedhigh, height(from tota "high, height")

Historical forms

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