Slac nan Robair

cliff or slope · Argyll and Bute

GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements

Slac nan Robair is a Gaelic name, likely meaning 'the robbers' hollow' or 'the hollow of the robbers'. 'Slac' refers to a hollow or valley, and 'nan Robair' means 'of the robbers'.

Word origins

Slac
GaelicAttestedhollow, valley(from sloc "hollow, pit, valley")
nan Robair
GaelicAttestedof the robbers(from nan "of the (plural)", robair "robbers")

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