Cnoc na Buaile Mòra
hill or mountain · Na h-Eileanan an Iar
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a large hill with a fold or enclosure. 'Cnoc' means hill, 'buaile' means fold or enclosure, and 'mòra' is the genitive of 'mòr', meaning great or large.
Word origins
- Cnoc
- GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill")
- na Buaile
- GaelicAttestedof the fold/enclosure(from na "of the", buaile "fold, enclosure, summer pasture")
- Mòra
- GaelicAttestedgreat, large(from mòra "great, large (genitive of mòr)", mòr "great, large")