The Gaelic "Braghaid", meaning upper part, is found in Scottish place-names in the form of braid. "Alban" is the Gaelic name applied to the Northern Land. The Scots from Ireland, who brought Christianity to the West of Scotland in the early centuries, called the mountain range which separated them from Pictiand, "Druim-alban", or the backbone of Alban, and the region beyond it "Braighaid Alban".
The Gaelic term "Braghaid" signifies upper part, evident in Scottish place-names as braid. The word "Alban" denotes the Northern Land. Irish Scots who brought Christianity to western Scotland in early centuries referred to the mountain range separating them from Picts as "Druim-alban," or the backbone of Alban, and the region beyond it "Braighaid Alban".