Cnoc Beag na Gile Ruaidhe
hill or mountain · Na h-Eileanan an Iar
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a small hill with a bright red aspect. 'Cnoc' means hill, 'Beag' means small, and 'na Gile Ruaidhe' means of the bright red.
Word origins
- Cnoc
- GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill")
- Beag
- GaelicAttestedsmall(from beag "small")
- na Gile Ruaidhe
- GaelicAttestedof the bright red(from gile "brightness", ruadh "red")