Farragon Hill
hill or mountain · Perth and Kinross · 782m
MarilynCorbett
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name likely derives from a Gaelic term for a prominent or conspicuous hill. 'Farragon' may come from 'fear-ghalain', meaning 'great man' or 'prominent person', applied to a hill. 'Hill' is an English addition.
Word origins
- Farragon
- Gaelicprominent(from fear-ghalain "great man, prominent person")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")