Cnoc a' Charnain
hill or mountain · Na h-Eileanan an Iar
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a hill with a cairn. The word 'cnoc' means hill, and 'carn' means cairn.
Word origins
- Cnoc
- GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill")
- a' Charnain
- GaelicAttestedof the little cairn(from a' "of the", carn "cairn", -an "little")