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Meikle Culcaigrie Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway · 228m

GaelicAI-generated

Meikle Culcaigrie Hill is a Scottish name. 'Meikle' is Scots for 'large'. 'Culcaigrie' may derive from Gaelic 'cul' meaning 'back' or 'remote place' and 'caigrie' possibly related to 'cogar' meaning 'whispering'. 'Hill' is from Old English.

Word origins

Meikle
ScotsLarge(from micel "Great, large")
Culcaigrie
GaelicRemote whispering place(from cul "Back, remote place", caigrie "Possibly related to whispering")
Hill
Old EnglishHill(from hyll "Hill")