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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 Irish-language names have English equivalents, both deriving from a common source, e.g Irish Máire (anglicised Maura), Máirín (Máire + - ín "a diminutive suffix"; anglicised Maureen) and English Mary all derive from French: Marie, which ultimately derives from Hebrew: מַרְיָם (maryām). There are more historical Irish given ...
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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.
The commonly accepted meaning of Tadhg is "poet" [10] or "storyteller". The ultimate derivation is from the Celtic *tazg (j)o-, [citation needed] who were poets in early Celtic society. In any case, the name is widely attested in Gaulish and early British names. When the whole of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom, many Irish names and ...
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).
The personal name Aodh means "fiery" and/or "bringer of fire" and was the name of a Celtic sun god (see Aed). [3] Formerly common only in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the name and its variants have become popular in England, the United States, Canada, and Australia. In the 2010s, Aiden rose to the 13th most popular name in the United States as ...
Angus is an English language masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic name Aonghas (also spelt Aonghus), which is composed of Celtic elements meaning "one" and "choice". Short forms of the name include Gus, which may be lengthened to Gussie, and Irish Naos. [1] Angie (/ ˈæŋɡiː / ANG-ghee; Scottish ...