Meallan Odhar Doire nan Gillean
hill or mountain · Highland · 599m
Marilyn
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name translates to 'the dun little hill of the grove of the youths'. 'Meallan' is a diminutive of 'meall' (hill), 'odhar' means dun or tawny, and 'doire nan gillean' means grove of the youths.
Word origins
- Meallan
- GaelicAttestedlittle hill(from meall "hill")
- Odhar
- GaelicAttesteddun, tawny(from odhar "dun, tawny")
- Doire nan Gillean
- GaelicAttestedgrove of the youths(from doire "grove", nan "of the", gillean "youths")