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Mocleitean

hill or mountain · Na h-Eileanan an Iar · 265m

GaelicAI-generated

This name is likely of Gaelic origin. 'Moch' could relate to 'mòch' (early, swift) or 'mach' (plain, open country). 'Leitean' means a slope or hillside. It probably describes an early or open slope.

Word origins

Moch
Gaelicearly, swift, plain(from mòch "early, swift", mach "plain, open country")
leitean
Gaelicslope, hillside(from leac "slope, flat stone")