Meall Ailein
hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute · 144m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a hill. 'Meall' means a round hill or mountain. 'Ailein' is a Gaelic personal name, meaning 'little rock' or 'handsome'.
Word origins
- Meall
- GaelicAttestedround hill, mountain(from meall "round hill, mountain")
- Ailein
- GaelicAttestedLittle rock, handsome (personal name)(from Ailean "handsome", ail "rock")