Mullwharchar
hill or mountain · East Ayrshire · 692m
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GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name is thought to derive from Gaelic elements meaning 'bare hill' or 'bald hill'. 'Mull' often refers to a rounded summit or bare hill.
Word origins
- Mull
- GaelicAttestedbare hill, rounded summit(from mullach "summit, top")
- wharchar
- GaelicAttestedbare, exposed(from fuar "cold, bare")
Historical forms
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