Meallan Odhar

hill or mountain · Highland · 615m

GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements

This name refers to a small hill with a brownish or dun colour. 'Meallan' means 'small round hill' and 'Odhar' means 'dun' or 'brown'.

Word origins

Meallan
GaelicAttestedsmall round hill(from meall "round hill", -an "diminutive suffix")
Odhar
GaelicAttesteddun, brown(from odhar "dun, brown")

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