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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.
Surnames of Scottish Gaelic language origin. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. ... List of Scottish Gaelic surnames; B ...
Surnames of Gaelic language origin. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. I. Irish-language surnames (3 C, 87 P) M.
Surnames which are Anglicisations of Scottish Gaelic surnames. For example, Macdonald is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill. Languages portal
The usage of patronymic surnames was much more varied than is generally assumed. Historically, clan surnames were used by the descendants or dependants of an ancestor but not generally by everyone in the clan territory. [1] Only with the advent of a non-Gaelic speaking administration were clan surnames applied en-masse to people in a clan's ...
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.
Pages in category "Surnames of Irish origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 698 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The surnames recorded within are for the most part very similar to those found in England at around the same date, consisting of local, patronymic and occupational names, and nicknames. Some of the local surnames with the roll are derived from places within Scotland; there are very few Gaelic surnames recorded in the roll. [2]