Meall a' Chnoic
hill or mountain · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a round hill or peak, named for a hill. 'Meall' means round hill, and 'a' Chnoic' means of the hill.
Word origins
- Meall
- GaelicAttestedround hill, peak(from meall "round hill, peak")
- a' Chnoic
- GaelicAttestedof the hill(from a' "of the", cnoc "hill")