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Alec or Aleck is a Scottish form of the given name Alex. [1] It may be a shortened form of the name Alexander or a given name in its own right. Notable people with ...
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 name is a Lowland Scots diminutive of the favourite Scottish first name Alexander (also Alasdair in Scottish Gaelic form, anglicised into Alistair) from the last two syllables. The English commonly abbreviates the first two syllables into "Alec".
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).
Alexander Robertson, the name of several chiefs of Clan Donnachaidh; Sir Alexander Robertson (veterinarian) (1908–1990) Scottish veterinarian; Alexander Rocke Robertson (1841–1881), Canadian politician; Alfred J. Robertson (1891–1948), American sportsman, coach, and college athletics administrator
The name was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". In the Iliad, the character Paris is known also as Alexander. [8] The name's popularity was spread throughout the Greek world by the military conquests of Alexander the Great. Most later Alexanders in various ...
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.
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.