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Càrn an Dobhrain Mhòir

hill or mountain · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This name describes a cairn, likely named after a large otter. 'Càrn' means hill or cairn, 'an' is a possessive article, 'Dobhrain' means otter, and 'Mhòir' means great or large.

Word origins

Càrn
Gaelichill, cairn(from carn "heap of stones, cairn")
an
Gaelicof the
Dobhrain
Gaelicotter(from dobhran "otter")
Mhòir
Gaelicgreat, large(from mòr "great, large")