Ben Vatten
hill or mountain · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely means 'the hill of the water' or 'the watery hill'. 'Ben' is Gaelic for mountain or hill, and 'Vatten' is likely derived from a Gaelic or Old Norse word for water.
Word origins
- Ben
- GaelicAttestedmountain, hill(from beinn "mountain, peak")
- Vatten
- GaelicAttestedwater(from uisge "water")