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")