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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.
Pages in category "Surnames of Irish origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 690 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Borrowing into English/Scots. A fair number of Gaelic names were borrowed into English or Scots at different periods (e.g. Kenneth, Duncan, Donald, Malcolm, Calum, Lachlan, Alasdair, Iain, Eilidh), although it can sometimes be difficult to tell if the donor language was Irish or Scottish Gaelic (e.g. Deirdre, Rory, Kennedy, Bridget/Bride, Aiden).
Examples of Scottish surnames derived from nicknames are: Little; White; and Meikle (which means "big"). One of the most common Scottish surnames is Campbell, which is derived from the Gaelic Caimbeul, meaning "crooked-mouth". [ 13] Another common Scottish surname is Armstrong, which means the son of a strong man.
Many surnames of Gaelic origin in Ireland and the other Celtic nations derive from ancestors' names, nicknames, or descriptive names.In the first group can be placed surnames such as MacMurrough and MacCarthy, derived from patronymics, or O'Brien and O'Grady, derived from ancestral names.
Scottish Gaelic English Ref Note; Labhrainn Laurence, [20] Lawrence [49] SG equivalent of En Laurence. [20] Labhruinn Lawrence [4] Lachlann Lachlan [49] Lachaidh=Lachie for short Laomann Lamont [50] Leannain, Leòmhannàrd Leonard, Leonardo [51] the name Leannain as a Surname is often translated to Leonard despite different meanings Lamhaich ...
Surnames of Scottish Gaelic language origin. ... Pages in category "Scottish Gaelic-language surnames" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
The surname can be written in modern Scottish Gaelic as MacCàba and MacCaibe. The nickname or personal name Cába is of uncertain origin. [4] Patrick Woulfe considered that the surname was possibly derived from a nickname, meaning "a cap", or "hood". [5] Henry Harrison suggested the name was from the Gaelic Mac Aba, meaning "son of the Abbot". [6]