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The name James is the English New Testament variant for the Hebrew name Jacob. It entered the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages from the French variation of the late Latin name for Jacob, Iacomus; a dialect variant of Iacobus, from the New Testament Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōvos), and ultimately from Hebrew word יעקב (Yaʻaqov), i.e
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.
John H. Watson, a character in Sherlock Holmes stories; his middle name is unknown in the original stories, but is given as Hamish in many non-canon Holmes pastiches and adaptations Hamish and Dougal , comedy characters from Radio 4 series I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
Seumas (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈʃeːməs]) is a masculine given name in Scottish Gaelic and Scots, [1] equivalent to the English James. [2] The vocative case of the Scottish Gaelic Seumas is Sheumais, which has given form to the Anglicised form of this name, Hamish. [3] In Irish, Seumas is the older form of the modern Séamas.
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.
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John Millington Synge (1871–1909, E) Senchán Torpéist (fl. c. 580 – c. 650, I) ... List of Scottish poets, including those in Gaelic. References
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