Benvane
hill or mountain · Stirling · 821m
MarilynCorbett
GaelicSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely means 'white mountain'. 'Ben' is an anglicisation of 'Beinn' (mountain), and 'vane' is from 'bàn' (white).
Word origins
- Ben
- GaelicAttestedmountain(from beinn "mountain")
- vane
- Gaelicwhite(from bàn "white")
Historical forms
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