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Meall nan Aighean

hill or mountain · Perth and Kinross · 790m

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a hill, likely named after a type of bird or possibly a type of plant. The first part, 'Meall', means 'bare, rounded hill'. The second part, 'nan Aighean', is the genitive plural of 'aingean', which can mean 'fern' or 'bird'.

Word origins

Meall
Gaelicbare, rounded hill(from màel "bald, bare")
nan Aighean
Gaelicof the ferns/birds(from na h-aingean "of the fern/bird")