Mullach an Eilein
hill or mountain · Na h-Eileanan Siar [Western Isles] · 384m
Marilyn
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Mullach an Eilein is a Gaelic place name meaning 'summit of the island'. It refers to a hill on what was once an island or is associated with an island.
Word origins
- Mullach
- GaelicAttestedsummit, top(from mullach "summit, top")
- an
- Gaelicthe(from an "the")
- Eilein
- GaelicAttestedisland(from eilean "island")
Historical forms
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