Meall nan Oighreagan
hill or mountain · Highland · 615m
GaelicAI-generated
This name refers to a hill, likely meaning 'hill of the little wild cats' or 'hill of the little foxes'. The suffix '-an' indicates a plural or diminutive form.
Word origins
- Meall
- Gaelichill(from màel "bare hill")
- nan
- Gaelicof the(from an "the (plural)")
- Oighreagan
- Gaeliclittle wild cats / foxes (plural/diminutive)(from oighreag "wild cat / fox", -an "plural/diminutive suffix")