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Scottish Gaelic English Ref Note; Iagan Used in certain areas, such as Barra, and South Uist. [49] Said to be a diminutive form of SG Iain; [49] others say it is a diminutive form of SG Aodh [19] (note that these two Gaelic names are not etymologically related). Iain John, Iain, Ian, Jock, Jack [49] SG form of En Ian, which is a Scottish form ...
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.
This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of Scottish Gaelic given names; A. Adele (given name) Aileen; Albina (given name) Alison (given name) Ally (name)
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Pages in category "Scottish Gaelic feminine given names" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
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.
A fair number of Gaelic names were borrowed into English or Scots at different periods (e.g. Kenneth, Duncan, Donald, Malcolm, Calum, Lachlan, Alasdair, Iain, Eilidh), although it can sometimes be difficult to tell if the donor language was Irish or Scottish Gaelic (e.g. Deirdre, Rory, Kennedy, Bridget/Bride, Aiden).
Aoife (/ ˈ iː f ə / EE-fə, Irish:) is an Irish and Gaelic feminine given name. The name is probably derived from the Irish Gaelic aoibh, which means "beauty" or "radiance". [1] It has been compared to the Gaulish name Esvios (Latinized Esuvius, feminine Esuvia), which may be related to the tribal name Esuvii and the theonym Esus. [2]