Ben Hope
hill or mountain · Highland · 927m
MunroMarilyn
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name is a hybrid, with 'Ben' being a Scottish adaptation of the Gaelic 'Beinn' (mountain), and 'Hope' likely deriving from Old Norse 'hop', meaning a small bay or inlet.
Word origins
- Ben
- GaelicAttestedmountain(from Beinn "mountain")
- Hope
- Old Norsebay, inlet(from hop "bay, inlet")
Historical forms
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