Meall Ghaordaidh
hill or mountain · Perth and Kinross/Stirling · 1040m
MunroMarilyn
GaelicSurmised
Suggested4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely refers to a mountain associated with a loud or roaring sound. 'Meall' means 'bare rounded hill' or 'mountain', and 'ghaordaidh' may derive from a word meaning 'roaring' or 'loud'.
Word origins
- Meall
- Gaelicmountain(from mál "bare rounded hill")
- Ghaordaidh
- Gaelicroaring(from gordach "loud, roaring")
Historical forms
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