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Historical Name Generator: 16th C. Gaelic Names | Scottish Gael

Historical Name Generator:
Sixteenth Century Irish and Scottish Gaelic Names

Scottish Gaelic Woman with Patronymic Byname

Name with Patronymic for an Scottish Gaelic Woman

A Scottish Gaelic woman had a basic name that indicated who her father was, usually by his given name, that is, his first name. Her name in Gaelic did not say anything at all about what clan she belonged to! Any name generated below could be the name of a member of the Campbell clan, the MacDonald clan, the MacLeod clan, or any other Scottish Gaelic clan of the era. Medieval and sixteenth century Scottish Gaels apparently simply did not use inherited family surnames like modern surnames in Gaelic.

To create an Scottish Gaelic name for a woman using a patronymic byname, select a given name (first name) for her from the pop up list on the left and a given name (first name) for her father from the pop up list on the right, below. That's all there is to it -- the correct grammatical changes have already been made to her father's name. For pronunciation information and documentation for the resulting full name, click on "Get Name Info", below.