Slievemaan
hill or mountain · Wicklow · 760m
Hewitt
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Slievemaan is derived from Gaelic elements meaning 'the smooth mountain'. It refers to a mountain characterized by its smooth or rounded appearance.
Word origins
- Sliabh
- GaelicAttestedmountain(from sliabh "mountain")
- mín
- Gaelicsmooth, fine(from mín "smooth")