Coire nan Cnàmh
valley · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This valley name is Gaelic, meaning 'corrie of the bones'. It likely refers to a corrie where animal or human bones were found or deposited.
Word origins
- Coire
- GaelicAttestedcorrie, cirque, cauldron-shaped hollow(from coire "cauldron")
- nan
- Gaelicof the(from an "the (plural genitive)")
- Cnàmh
- GaelicAttestedbone(from cnàmh "bone")
Historical forms
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