Geal-Charn
hill or mountain · Highland · 921m
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Geal-Charn is a Gaelic name meaning 'white cairn'. 'Geal' means white and 'Charn' is the genitive form of 'carn', meaning cairn or heap of stones.
Word origins
- Geal
- GaelicAttestedwhite(from geal "white")
- Charn
- Gaeliccairn(from carn "cairn, heap of stones")
Historical forms
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