Bruach nan Imirichean
hill or mountain · Highland · 821m
GaelicAI-generated
This name refers to a hill or mountain associated with 'the emigrants' or 'the wanderers'. The first element, 'bruach', means 'bank' or 'edge', often used topographically for a slope or hillside. The second element, 'nan imirichean', is the genitive plural of 'imiriche', meaning 'emigrant' or 'wanderer'.
Word origins
- Bruach
- Gaelicbank, edge, slope(from bruach "bank, edge, slope")
- nan imirichean
- Gaelicof the emigrants/wanderers(from na "of the (plural)", imirichean "emigrants, wanderers")