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")