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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.
Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. Éamonn from Edmund. Some Irish-language names have English equivalents, both deriving from a common source, e.g Irish Máire (anglicised Maura ), Máirín ( Máire + - ín "a diminutive suffix"; anglicised Maureen) and English Mary all derive from French: Marie, which ultimately derives ...
Anthony. Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the Antonii, a gens ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony ( Marcus Antonius) belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. [ 2] Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. [ 3]
Scottish baby names for boys and girls: See 244 cute, different and cool baby names from Scotland.
This name is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as in other English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. [2] In 1900, Ian ranked as the 180th most popular male baby name in England and ...
James is one of the most common male names in the English-speaking world. In the United States, James was one of the five most common given names for male babies for most of the 20th century. Its popularity peaked during the Baby Boom (Census records 1940–1960), when it was the most popular name for baby boys.
The popularity of the name is due to Matthew the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and the author of the Gospel of Matthew. [3] [4] [5] Maiú and Maidiú were both a borrowing of the name Matthew among the Anglo-Normans settlers in Ireland. [6] Maitiú is the most common Irish form of the name.
Meaning. "Rest". Noah is an English masculine given name derived from the Biblical figure Noah (נחַ) in Hebrew. It is most likely of Hebrew in origin from the root word "nuach”/“nuakh”, meaning rest. [ 1] Another explanation says that it is derived from the Hebrew root word Nahum meaning "to comfort" with the final consonant dropped.