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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.
Scottish Gaelic masculine given names (32 P) Pages in category "Scottish masculine given names" The following 105 pages are in this category, out of 105 total.
An example is the article Raghnall (given name), which is about the given name Raghnall. This category is not for adding names that are derived from Scottish Gaelic, only names that are Scottish Gaelic. For example, the given name Ranald is an Anglicised form of the already mentioned Raghnall. Ranald is not Scottish Gaelic, it is English.
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Craig is a Scottish, Irish and Welsh masculine given name, all variations derive from the same Celtic branch. The name has two origins. The name has two origins. In some cases it can originate from a nickname , derived from the Scottish Gaelic word creag , meaning "rock," similar to Peter .
Sorley is an Anglicised form of Somhairle (modern Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈs̪o.ərˠlə]), a name mutual to both the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages, which means "summer warrior". The Gaelic name is a form of the English Somerled, and both names are ultimately derived from the Old Norse Old Norse Sumarliðr. [1]
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).