Cnoc a' Ghille Chlais
hill or mountain · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable5 sources · historical forms · name elements
This hill is named after a person, likely a servant or follower, described as striped or streaked. 'Cnoc' means hill, 'a' Ghille' means 'of the servant/lad', and 'Chlais' means striped or streaked.
Word origins
- Cnoc
- GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill")
- a' Ghille
- Gaelicof the servant/lad(from an gille "the servant/lad")
- Chlais
- GaelicAttestedstriped/streaked(from clais "stripe/streak")
Historical forms
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