Cnoc Mòr a' Ghrobain
hill or mountain · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to a large hill, likely named after a rough or rugged corrie. 'Cnoc Mòr' means 'large hill', and 'a' Ghrobain' is likely derived from 'grobach', meaning rough or rugged, possibly referring to a corrie.
Word origins
- Cnoc
- GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill")
- Mòr
- Gaelicgreat, large(from mòr "great, large")
- a' Ghrobain
- GaelicAttestedof the rough/rugged one(from a' "of the", grobach "rough, rugged")
Historical forms
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