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Scottish Gaelic English Ref Note; Iagan Johnny Used in certain areas, such as Barra, and South Uist. [48] Said to be a diminutive form of SG Iain; [48] others say it is a diminutive form of SG Aodh [50] (note that these two Gaelic names are not etymologically related). Iain John, Ian [48] SG form of En Ian, which is a Scottish form of En John ...
List of Scottish Gaelic given names; A. Adele (given name) Aileen; Albina (given name) Alison (given name) Ally (name) Annette (given name) Annie (given name)
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During the "Irish revival", some Irish names which had fallen out of use were revived. 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 ...
Derived from the Greek word meaning angel, Angela made the list of top ten most popular names for girls in the U.S. from 1965 to 1979. Favorite variations include the French Angelique, as well as ...
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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).
Scottish Gaelic, along with modern Manx and Irish, are descended from Middle Irish, a derivative of Old Gaelic, which is descended in turn from Primitive Irish. This the oldest known form of the Goidelic languages, which is known only from fragments, mostly personal names, inscribed on stone in the Ogham alphabet in Ireland and western Britain ...