Coire Carie
valley · Perth and Kinross
GaelicSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a corrie, or a semi-circular hollow on a mountainside, that is characterised by sheep. This likely indicates a place where sheep grazed or were kept.
Word origins
- Coire
- Gaeliccorrie(from comh-reidhe "level place together")
- Carie
- Gaelicof sheep(from caora "sheep", ach "possessive suffix")