Tom a' Bhiorain
hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute · 476m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill or mound associated with a 'point' or 'spear'. 'Tom' means hill or mound, and 'a' Bhiorain' is thought to derive from a word for a point or spear.
Word origins
- Tom
- GaelicAttestedhill, mound(from toman "small hill")
- a' Bhiorain
- GaelicAttestedof the point/spear(from bioran "point, spear")