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  2. List of Scottish Gaelic surnames - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of Irish-language given names - Wikipedia

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    During the "Irish revival", some Irish names which had fallen out of use were revived. Some names are recent creations, such as the now-common female names Saoirse "freedom" and Aisling "vision, dream". Some English-language names are anglicisations of Irish names, e.g. Kathleen from Caitlín and Shaun from Seán. Some Irish-language names ...

  4. Category:Surnames of Irish origin - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Surnames of Irish origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 699 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  5. Irish name - Wikipedia

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    Colloquially in Gaeltachtaí (Irish-speaking areas) and some other areas it remains customary to use a name formed by the first name (or nickname), followed by the father and the paternal grandfather's name, both in the genitive case, e.g. Seán Ó Cathasaigh (Seán O'Casey), son of Pól, son of Séamus, would be known to his neighbours as Seán Phóil Shéamuis.

  6. Iris (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Iris (from Greek Ἶρις Ancient Greek:, the messenger of the gods among themselves and the personification of ἶρις, the "rainbow") is a feminine name.. The name came into use in English-speaking countries in the 1500s, first in reference to the goddess, and was later used along with other Ancient Greek names revived by 17th-century British poets, such as Doris and Phyllis.

  7. List of stage names - Wikipedia

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    Individuals who dropped their last name and substituted their middle name as their last name are listed. Those with a one-word stage name are listed in a separate article. In many cases, performers have legally changed their name to their stage name. [1] Note: Many cultures have their own naming customs and systems, some rather intricate.

  8. Talk:List of family name affixes - Wikipedia

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    "Mc" is merely an abbreviated version of "Mac", and in both Irish and Scottish it is "Mac".--172.175.255.195 15:25, 11 Jun 2004 (UTC) Sorting of affixes from right to left is very important, and if it is broken it should be fixed rather than removed. The purpose of this list is finding an affix of a last name.

  9. List of placeholder names - Wikipedia

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    Placeholders for personal names include variations on names Иван (Ivan), Пётр (Pyotr / Peter), and Сидор (Sidor), such as Иван Петрович Сидоров (Ivan Petrovich Sidorov) for a full name, or Иванов (Ivanov) for a last name; deliberately fake name-patronymic-surname combinations use one of them for all three ...