Ben Vane
hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute · 916m
MunroMarilyn
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name 'Ben Vane' is a Anglicised form of the Gaelic 'Beinn Bhàn'. This translates to 'white mountain', likely referring to snow cover or the colour of the rock.
Word origins
- Ben
- GaelicAttestedmountain(from beinn "mountain")
- Vane
- Gaelicwhite(from bàn "white")
Historical forms
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