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==Etymology== The mountain shares its name with the wider [[Cairngorms]] mountain range and the [[Cairngorms National Park]] of which it is a part. Despite this it is neither the highest nor the most [[prominence|prominent]] mountain in the range. The Cairngorms mountain range was historically known as {{lang|gd|Am Monadh Ruadh}}, a [[Scottish Gaelic]] name meaning '''The Red Hills'''. The Scottish Gaelic {{lang|gd|Gorm}} means "blue" in English; but when describing vegetation can mean "green" or "greening", so Cairn Gorm can mean either '''Blue Cairn''' or '''Green Cairn'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dwelly.info/|title=Dwelly-d - Dwelly's Classic Scottish Gaelic Dictionary|first=William Robertson, Michael Bauer, Edward|last=Dwelly}}</ref>
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