Meallan an Laoigh
hill or mountain · Highland · 654m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a small hill, likely named for a fawn or young deer. 'Meallan' means small hill, and 'laogh' means calf or young deer.
Word origins
- Meallan
- GaelicAttestedsmall hill(from meall "hill, knoll", -an "diminutive suffix")
- an Laoigh
- GaelicAttestedof the fawn/calf(from an laogh "the fawn/calf", laogh "calf, young deer")