Beinn Tarsuinn
hill or mountain · North Ayrshire · 826m
MarilynCorbett
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name means 'cross mountain' or 'transverse mountain'. It likely describes the shape of the mountain or a ridge that crosses it.
Word origins
- Beinn
- Gaelicmountain(from benn "mountain")
- Tarsuinn
- GaelicAttestedcross, transverse(from tarsainn "across, transverse")