Cnoc nan Seabhag

hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute · 317m

GaelicSurmised
Probable5 sources · historical forms · name elements

This name refers to a hill of the buzzards or hawks. 'Cnoc' means hill, 'nan' means of the, and 'seabhag' means buzzard or hawk.

Word origins

Cnoc
GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill")
nan
Gaelicof the(from an "the (plural)")
Seabhag
GaelicAttestedbuzzards(from seabhag "buzzard, hawk")

Historical forms

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