Cnoc nan Sìthean
hill or mountain · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name translates to 'hill of the fairies' or 'hill of the mounds'. 'Cnoc' is Gaelic for hill, and 'nan Sìthean' refers to fairies or fairy mounds.
Word origins
- Cnoc
- GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill")
- nan Sìthean
- GaelicAttestedof the fairies/fairy mounds(from na "of the", sìthean "fairy mound/fairy hill")