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Some English-language names are anglicisations of Irish names, e.g. Kathleen from Caitlín and Shaun from Seán. Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. Éamonn from Edmund. Some Irish-language names have English equivalents, both deriving from a common source, e.g Irish Máire (anglicised Maura), Máirín (Máire + - ín "a ...
Irish name. A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, most surnames are patronymic surnames, distinct from patronyms, which are seen in Icelandic names, for example. The form of a surname varies according to whether its bearer is a man, a woman, or a woman married to a man, who adopts his surname.
This category is for non-Irish language (non-Gaelige) names only. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. I.
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Irish boy names that are popular in Ireland for baby boys include Ciarán and Rían, as well as popular American-Irish choices like Lochlann and Aiden.
SG equivalent of En Patrick, Peter [24] (both En names are etymologically unrelated to one another). SG Peadar is used for the name of the saint (Saint Peter). Pàra, Pàdair are SG dialectal forms. [24] Para is a contracted form. [49] Pàdruig Patrick [54] Pàl Paul [52] See also SG Pòl. Pàra Patrick [24] Dialectal form of SG Pàdraig. [24 ...
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.
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Hiberno-English, [1] [2] is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name Yohanan (יוֹחָנָן ), Seán (anglicized as Shaun/Shawn/Shon) and Séan (Ulster variant; [3] anglicized Shane/Shayne), rendered John in English and Johannes/Johann/Johan in other Germanic languages.