Meall a' Mhadaidh Beag
hill or mountain · Highland · 454m
GaelicAI-generated
This name refers to a small round hill or mound associated with a wolf or foxes. 'Meall' means a round hill, 'beag' means small, and 'mhadaidh' is the genitive form of 'madadh', meaning dog, wolf, or fox.
Word origins
- Meall
- Gaelicround hill, mound(from mal "round hill, mound")
- a' Mhadaidh
- Gaelicof the wolf/fox(from an madadh "the wolf/fox", madadh "dog, wolf, fox")
- Beag
- Gaelicsmall(from beag "small")