Coire a' Chuilinn
valley · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This valley is named after holly. 'Coire' means a corrie or cauldron-shaped valley, and 'chuilinn' is the genitive plural of 'cuilionn' meaning holly.
Word origins
- Coire
- GaelicAttestedcorrie, cauldron-shaped valley(from coire "cauldron")
- a' Chuilinn
- Gaelicof the holly(from cuilionn "holly", -inn "genitive plural suffix")
Historical forms
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