Pàdraig
From Latin Patricius, likely via Old Welsh. Cognate to Irish Pádraig.
- Gender
- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends G
Names documented in Scottish Gaelic
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Peadar
From Old Irish Petur, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). From Old Irish Petur, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Pòl
From Old Irish Pól, from Latin Paulus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends L
Raghnall
From Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (“advice”) + valdr (“power”)
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends L
Raibeart
a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Robert
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends T
Raonaid
From Old Norse Ragnhildr.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Ruairidh
From Old Irish Ruaidrí. Cognate to Irish Ruairí and Manx Ruaree.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
Seasaidh
From English Jessie.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends H
Seoc
From Scots Jock.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends C
Seòras
Name of an early saint, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) (combining form γεω-…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends S
Seumas
Borrowed from English James. Compare Irish Séamas and Manx Jamys.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends S
Sgàire
Probably from Old Norse Skári.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends E
Sìne
a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jane, commonly anglicized as Jean, Jane, or Sheena
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Somhairle
From Old Norse Sumarliði, from sumar (“summer”) + liði (“one who goes, fares”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Sorcha
Borrowed from Irish and Scottish Gaelic Sorcha (literally “light, radiant”). From sorcha (“bright, clear, conspicuous”), from Old Irish sorchae (“bright, luminous”). From…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Teàrlach
From Old Irish Toirdelbach, which ultimately comes from tairdelb (“prompting”). Compare Irish Toirdhealbhach.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends H
Tòmas
From English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs), from Aramaic תאומא, תאמא (“twin”). Doublet of Tàmhas, the form inherited from Old Irish.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Torcall
From Old Norse Þorkell, from older Þorketill, from Þórr (“Thor”) + ketill (“(sacrificial) cauldron”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Tormod
From the Old Norse adjective þormóðr (“brave”), or a compound name such as Þórmundr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Uilleam
From Middle Irish Uilliam, from Middle English William, from Anglo-Norman Willame, from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Ùisdean
From Old Norse Eysteinn, from ey (“luck”) and steinn (“stone”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N