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Scottish Gaelic Given Names for Women

Scottish Gaelic Given Names: For Women:
Names of Scottish Gaels from Non-Gaelic Scottish Sources with Irish Gaelic Forms

Eithne
Draft Edition

This is a draft edition! It is very incomplete! See the first part of this article. You have been warned!

Evidence: * Scottish * Irish * Modern * Conclusions

Evidence

Pre-1600 Scottish Gaelic Evidence (from documents written using Gaelic orthography)

As yet, no pre-1600 Scottish Gaelic examples of the name have been found written in standard Gaelic orthography.

Pre-1600 Scottish Gaelic Evidence (from documents written in Gaelic but using Scots orthography)

As yet, no pre-1600 Scottish Gaelic examples of the name have been found in documents written in Gaelic but using Scots orthography.

Pre-1600 Latin Evidence from Scotland

In a discussion of the place name <Forgandenny>, near Perth, Watson (381) says "The second part here is <Ethne>, the name of St. Columba's mother and many others. Ferchard, earl of Strathearn, and his wife 'Ethen' endowed the church of St. Cattan of Aberruthven with tithes and land before 1171,[1] and it may be this lady's name which is attached to Forgan here. The personal name Gille Ethueny, 'Ethne's lad,' 1246 (Chart. Lind.) occurring in Perthshire rather indicates, however, that Ethne is here a saint's name." The citation [1] is to Charters of Inchaffray, p. lviii. Assuming this citation is to a charter, the quoted Ethen is almost certainly from a Latin document.

Pre-1600 Scots Language Evidence

(To be included when found.)

Pre-1600 Irish Gaelic Evidence

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Pre-1600 Latin Evidence from Ireland

(To be included if found.)

Pre-1600 English Language Evidence from Ireland

(To be included if found.)

Modern Scottish Gaelic Evidence

(To be included if found.)

Conclusions

Speculative Pre-1600 Scottish Gaelic Forms

(To be written when time permits.)

Scottish Gaelic Given Names for Women

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