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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")