Ben More Assynt
hill or mountain · Highland · 999m
MunroMarilyn
GaelicSurmised
Probable5 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name means 'great hill of Assynt'. 'Ben' means hill, 'More' means great, and 'Assynt' is the name of the region.
Word origins
- Ben
- GaelicAttestedhill(from beinn "mountain, hill")
- More
- Gaelicgreat(from mòr "big, great")
- Assynt
- Gaelicname of the region
Historical forms
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