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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.
Scottish Gaelic English Ref Note Cailean Colin [39] Calum (double 'L' is an anglicisation, Calum is Gaelic) Callum, Malcolm [39] SG form of LL Columba. [6] Caomhainn Kevin [39] Cathal: Cahal, [39] Cathel, [4] Charles, [43] Kathel [43] Seàrlas, Teàrlach Charles English "Sherlock" surname may derive from Irish or prior Goedelic (Scurlòg ...
Examples of Scottish surnames derived from nicknames are: Little; White; and Meikle (which means "big"). One of the most common Scottish surnames is Campbell, which is derived from the Gaelic Caimbeul, meaning "crooked-mouth". [13] Another common Scottish surname is Armstrong, which means the son of a strong man.
Due to the relative paucity of names and surnames in Gaelic, the official name of a person (i.e. first name plus a surname, in Gaelic or English/Scots) is rarely used in Gaelic speaking communities as, with a small number of surnames usually predominating in an area, there are usually several people who go by the same combination, for example ...
In other cases, the surnames are derived from the Scottish Gaelic MacAmhlaibh or MacAmhlaidh, [3] or the Irish Mac Amhlaoibh. [1] [2] These surnames translate into English as "son of Amhlaibh"; "son of Amhladh" or "son of Amhlaidh"; and "son of Amhlaoibh". The surnames originated as a patronyms, however they no longer refer to the actual name ...
McQueen (surname) McQueen, Mcqueen, and MacQueen, Macqueen are English-language surnames derived from Scottish Gaelic. There have been several differing etymologies given for the surnames; as well as several differing ways to represent the surname in modern Scottish Gaelic. The surnames are not among the most common surnames in the United ...
Campbell (surname) Campbell is a Scottish surname —derived from the Gaelic roots cam ("crooked") and beul ("mouth")—that had originated as a nickname meaning "crooked mouth" or "wry mouthed." [2] Clan Campbell, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans, traces its origins to the ancient Britons of Strathclyde. [3]
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