Meall Coire nan Gamhna
hill or mountain · Highland · 537m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a rounded hill or mountain. 'Meall' means rounded hill or mountain, and 'Coire nan Gamhna' translates to 'corrie of the calves'.
Word origins
- Meall
- GaelicAttestedrounded hill, mountain(from meall "rounded hill, mountain")
- Coire nan Gamhna
- GaelicAttestedcorrie of the calves(from coire "corrie, cauldron", nan gamhna "of the calves")