Dunbeg

village · Argyll and Bute

GaelicSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements

Dunbeg likely means 'small fort' or 'little fort'. It is composed of the Gaelic word 'dùn' meaning fort and 'beag' meaning small.

Word origins

Dun
Gaelicfort(from dùn "fort")
beg
GaelicAttestedsmall(from beag "small")

Historical forms

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