Creagan Breaca
cliff or slope · Argyll and Bute
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a speckled or mottled cliff or slope. 'Creagan' is a diminutive of 'creag' (rock, cliff), and 'breac' means speckled or mottled.
Word origins
- Creagan
- GaelicAttestedsmall rock, rocky outcrop(from creag "rock, cliff", -an "diminutive suffix")
- Breaca
- GaelicAttestedspeckled, mottled(from breac "speckled, mottled", -a "feminine singular ending")