Meall nam Maigheach
hill or mountain · Perth and Kinross · 779m
MarilynCorbett
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hill is named 'Hill of the Hares'. It indicates a place where hares are commonly found.
Word origins
- Meall
- GaelicAttestedhill(from meall "rounded hill")
- nam
- Gaelicof the(from an "the (plural genitive)")
- Maigheach
- GaelicAttestedhares(from maigheach "hare")