Meall nan Damh
hill or mountain · Highland · 670m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hill is named after stags. The name combines the Gaelic word for hill with a genitive plural referring to stags.
Word origins
- Meall
- GaelicAttestedhill(from mullach "summit, top")
- nan Damh
- GaelicAttestedof the stags(from damh "stag, ox")