Maol Chinn-dearg
hill or mountain · Highland · 980m
Munro
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to a rounded hill with a red summit. 'Maol' describes the shape, 'Chinn' relates to the head or summit, and 'Dearg' indicates the colour.
Word origins
- Maol
- Gaelicbald, bare, rounded hill(from mál "bald, bare")
- Chinn
- Gaelichead, summit(from cenn "head")
- Dearg
- GaelicAttestedred(from dhearg "red")
Historical forms
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