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This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language given names, their anglicisations and/or English language equivalents.. Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an anglicised form.
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.
The Corpus Inscriptionum Insularum Celticarum derives Eógan from the Primitive Irish * Iwagenas, [4] while others such as Tomás Ua Concheanainn (Mion-chomhradh, in 1903) have stated that Eóghan equates to Owain and Eugene; [1] Dr Rachel Bromwich has commented that Eoghan is a derivation of the Latin Eugenius, [3] making these names long-attested in Gaelic areas, yet still based on loan ...
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.
Owen is usually an anglicised variant of the Welsh personal name Owain. Originally a patronymic , Owen became a fixed surname in Wales beginning with the reign of Henry VIII . [ 1 ] Etymologists consider it to originate from Eugene , meaning 'noble-born'. [ 2 ]
1981 The New English-Gaelic Dictionary by Derick Thomson; 1991 Appendix to Dwelly's Gaelic-English Dictionary by Douglas Clyne (ed.) 1991 Brìgh nam Facal, a dictionary for schools by Prof Richard Cox; 1993 The Modern Gaelic-English Dictionary by Robert C. Owen; 1998 Gaelic-English English-Gaelic Dictionary, a pocket dictionary by Dougal Buchanan
A Pictish name, Uuen (or Wen) meaning "(the) warrior", [1] or "born of the mountain", [2] may instead be the source. If the source is Latin Eugenius, it would make Ewan a cognate of Welsh, Cornish and Breton names including Owain (Owen) and Ouen. However, these may be older names derived from Britonnic language words referring to yew trees or ...
The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is Ian (pronounced) and both are closely related to the Welsh Ioan. It is also cognate with the Irish Seán and English John . In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Biblical figures known as John in English, including John the Baptist and John the Apostle .