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This list of Scottish Gaelic given names shows Scottish Gaelic given names beside their English language equivalent. In some cases, the equivalent can be a cognate , in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name, or in other cases it can be an etymologically unrelated name.
Some names are recent creations, such as the now-common female names Saoirse "freedom" and Aisling "vision, dream". Some English-language names are anglicisations of Irish names, e.g. Kathleen from Caitlín and Shaun from Seán. Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. Éamonn from Edmund.
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This list of Scottish Gaelic surnames shows Scottish Gaelic surnames beside their English language equivalent. Unlike English surnames (but in the same way as Slavic, Lithuanian and Latvian surnames), all of these have male and female forms depending on the bearer, e.g. all Mac- names become Nic- if the person is female.
This category is for articles about feminine given names in the Scottish Gaelic language. Pages in category "Scottish Gaelic feminine given names" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Catriona is a feminine given name in the English language. It is an Anglicisation of the Irish Caitríona or Scottish Gaelic Catrìona, which are forms of the English Katherine . Bearers of the name
Eilidh (/ ˈ eɪ l iː / AY-lee; Scottish Gaelic pronunciation:) is a Scottish Gaelic feminine given name. Although it is the equivalent of Ellie, it is usually anglicized as Helen. [1] Persons with the name include: Eilidh Barbour, Scottish television presenter; Eilidh Doyle, British track and field athlete; Eilidh Gibson, Scottish slalom canoeist
Fiona originates from the Gaelic word fionn, [1] meaning white or fair, being a Romantic Era Latinised form; or an Anglicisation of the Irish name Fíona (Scotland Fìona) meaning 'of wine', being the genitive of fíon (Scotland fìon) 'wine', from which is also derived the terms (Irish) fíniúin, (Irish, Scottish) crann fíona (crann 'tree'), and (Scottish) craobhfhìona (craobh 'tree, bush ...