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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.
Scottish Gaelic form of the Old Irish name Cainnech, derived from caín meaning "handsome, beautiful, good". It is often Anglicized as Kenneth. It is also used as a modern Scottish Gaelic form of the unrelated name Cináed.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Iain, itself from Latin Iohannes (see John). It became popular in the United Kingdom outside of Scotland in the first half of the 20th century, but did not begin catching on in America until the 1960s.
26 lip 2023 · Gaelic first names are comprised of linguistic elements from Goidelic, Latin, Norse, Anglo-Norman, and Scots. There are three different types of Goidelic names: descriptive names (usually nouns or adjectives), old compounds (names that were once fused together), and compounds.
16 sie 2023 · While both Scottish and Irish Gaelic languages technically come from the same lineage, each has their own dialect and vocabulary. Below we’ve rounded up 50 Gaelic boys and girls names that...
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