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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.
Bates is a common surname of English origin and is derived from the name Bartholomew. [1] The name could also originate from the Old English "Bat", meaning "Boat", [2] as used to identify a person whose occupation was boatman. [3]
This category is for given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
Greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum LC [33] Family: Vespertilionidae (common bats, vesper bats, and kin) Western barbastelle, Barbastella barbastellus NT globally, [34] VU in Great Britain [6] Serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus LC globally, [35] VU in Great Britain [6] Bechstein's bat, Myotis bechsteini NT [36] Brandt's bat, Myotis ...
An older English name for bats is flittermouse, which matches their name in other Germanic languages (for example German Fledermaus and Swedish fladdermus), related to the fluttering of wings. Middle English had bakke , most likely cognate with Old Swedish natbakka ( ' night-bat ' ), which may have undergone a shift from -k- to -t- (to Modern ...
The German, [24] the French and the British Commonwealth armies used the name "Tommy" for British soldiers. "Tommy" is derived from the name "Tommy Atkins" which had been used as a generic name for a soldier for many years (and had been used as an example name on British Army registration forms). The precise origin is the subject of some debate ...
This category is for masculine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language masculine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
This article lists a number of common generic forms in place names in the British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use. The study of place names is called toponymy ; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland .