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Greetings,
Here's the information we found on the name meaning "Giric son of Cuilen" in 7th-century Scottish Gaelic.
Your name is basically historical.
"Giric" dates to the 9th century, and although there is some question as to whether it would appear as eaarly as 700, it's plausible enough that we'd say this is a reasonable name.
"Cuilen" can be found in Scotland in the 10th century, and we're fairly sure that it was used much earlier than that. In Gaelic, "of Cuilen" would be "Cuile/in" where "e/" represents an accented e.
For your period, "macc" (son) would normally be written with two "c"s.
"Giric son of Cuilen" for your period would be "Giric mcc Cuile/in."
You also asked about Cormac. This is also found in the 7th century, usually with two final "c"s "Cormacc macc Cuile/in" would also be a reasonable 7th-century name.
We hope this has been helpful, and that we can continue to assist you.
In srvice,
Alan Fairfax
Academy of S. Gabriel
Correction, Arval, 30 Oct 2001: More information about Giric is available in report 2376.