Creag Rèidh Rainich
hill or mountain · Highland · 525m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a smooth or level rock or rocky hill belonging to the 'Rainich' people or region. 'Creag' means rock, 'rèidh' means smooth or level, and 'Rainich' likely refers to a clan or place.
Word origins
- Creag
- GaelicAttestedrock, rocky hill(from creag "rock")
- Rèidh
- GaelicAttestedsmooth, level(from rèidh "smooth, level")
- Rainich
- GaelicAttestedof the Rainich (people/place)(from Rainich "of the Rainich")