Coire nam Meann
valley · Stirling
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
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
- GaelicAttestedcorrie, cauldron-shaped hollow(from coire "cauldron, corrie")
- nam
- Gaelicof the(from an "the (plural)")
- Meann
- Gaelicsheep(from mean "sheep")