Mullach a' Chàrnain
hill or mountain · Na h-Eileanan an Iar · 95m
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name describes the summit of a small cairn. 'Mullach' means summit or top, and 'a' Chàrnain' means 'of the little cairn'.
Word origins
- Mullach
- Gaelicsummit(from muileach "top of the head")
- a' Chàrnain
- GaelicAttestedof the little cairn(from a' "of the", càrn "cairn", -an "diminutive suffix")
Historical forms
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