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Coire nam Meann

valley · Stirling

GaelicAI-generated

This valley is named after sheep. 'Coire' means a corrie or cauldron-shaped hollow. 'Meann' is the plural of 'mean', meaning sheep.

Word origins

Coire
Gaeliccorrie, cauldron-shaped hollow(from coire "cauldron, corrie")
nam
Gaelicof the(from an "the (plural)")
Meann
Gaelicsheep(from mean "sheep")