Sìthean Beag
hill or mountain · Na h-Eileanan an Iar
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a small fairy hill or mound. 'Sìthean' is a diminutive of 'sìth' (fairy hill), and 'beag' means small.
Word origins
- Sìthean
- GaelicAttestedsmall fairy hill(from sìth "fairy, fairy mound", -ean "diminutive suffix")
- Beag
- GaelicAttestedsmall(from beag "small")