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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.
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.
Afallennau (Welsh, 'apple trees') is a 12th-century Welsh narrative poem dealing with Myrddin Wyllt. The Breton pseudosaint Konorin was reborn by means of an apple. The Proto-Celtic word was * *aballā; Old Irish, uball, ubull; Modern Irish, ubhal, úll; Scots Gaelic ubhall; Manx, ooyl; Welsh, afal; Corn. aval; Bret. Aval. [5]
Scottish girl names: Here are 52 cool, rare and traditional Scottish girl names. Find a Scottish baby girl name that suits your style.
Here are Scottish boy names and their meanings, according to Namberry.com: Aberdeen: Scottish place name. Adair: oak tree ford ... Nairn: river with alder trees. Napier: producer or seller of ...
The flora of Scotland is an assemblage of native plant species including over 1,600 vascular plants, more than 1,500 lichens and nearly 1,000 bryophytes.The total number of vascular species is low by world standards but lichens and bryophytes are abundant and the latter form a population of global importance.
In the Christian era the word Mael was used in its place for given names such as Mael Bridget, Mael Padraig, Mael Lagan, Mael Sechlainn, and Mael Martain. In later times, some of these given names evolved into surnames, e.g. Ó Máel Sechlainn and Mac Mael Martain or Mael Lagan , which became after the 15th century the name Milligan .
From Thomas the Rhymer, "Under the Eildon tree Thomas met the lady," illustrated by Katharine Cameron. Queen of Elphame [1] or "Elf-hame" (-hame stem only occurs in conjectural reconstructed orthography [2] [3]), in the folklore belief of Lowland Scotland and Northern England, designates the elfin queen of Faerie, mentioned in Scottish witch trials.