ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 806 http://www.s-gabriel.org/806 *********************************** ************************************************* * * * NOTE: Some of the Academy's early reports * * contain errors that we haven't yet * * corrected. Please use it with caution. * * * ************************************************* 9 Apr 1998 Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel You asked whether the name Faolan would be an appropriate given name for a Scottish-Gaelic speaking Scottish man between 900 and 1300 AD. You also asked about an appropriate Gaelic name starting with either the letters C or G for your persona's father. We have several examples of the name in Irish Gaelic (the denotes an a with an acute accent mark). Variants of the name are found in Ireland throughout your period of interest. The form is appropriate for the earlier part of your period (900-1100), while is the spelling used from about 1200 onwards [1,2]. You can form a complete Gaelic name by choosing one of these names, and using the genitive form after the word , which means "son" and is pronounced \mahk\. For example, if your father's name is , you would be . The genitive form of a name expressed possession, like in English. Here is a list of several Gaelic names starting with either the letters C or G. [1, 3, 4] These names are all early forms, and so would be most appropriately used to form bynames with the given name form . Nominative Pronunciation Genitive Pronunciation of form form Genitive form Garb \GARV\ Gairb \GAHRV\ Garba/n \GARV-ahn\ Garba/in \GARV-ahn\ Gilluca/n \GYUL-la-gahn\ Gilluca/in \GYUL-la-gahn\ (\UL\ here sounds like the ul in "pull") Glass \GLAHS\ Glaiss \GLAHSH\ Glassa/n \GLAHS-sahn\ Glassa/in \GLAHS-sahn\ Gorma/n \GORM-ahn\ Gorma/in \GORM-ahn\ Guaire \GOO-ar-yeh\ Guaire \GOO-ar-yeh\ Cathal \KAHTH-al\ Cathail \KAHTH-al\ Cairpre, Coirpre \KAHR-breh\ Cairpri \KAHR-bree\ Cenn Fae/lad \kyinn AY-lahdh\ Ceinn Fae/lad \kyinn AY-lahdh\ (\y\ here sounds like the y in "yes") Ca/elbad \KALE-vahdh\ Ca/elbaid \KALE-vahdh\ Cormacc \KOR-mahk\ Cormaic \KOR-mahk\ Colm/an \KOHL-mahn\ Colmain \KOHL-mahn\ Congal \KOHN-ghahl\ Congail \KOHN-ghahl\ Conall \KOHN-ahl\ Conaill \KOHN-ahl\ Crimthann \KREEV-thahn\ Crimthainn \KREEV-thahn\ Ca/irthenn \KAHR-thahn\ Cairtheinn \KAHR-thahn\ Carthach \KOHR-thech\ Carthaich \KOHR-thech\ Cernach \KYAR-nech\ Cernaich \KYAR-nceh\ (With Carthach and Cernach the \ch\ sounds like the German "ich") Cithru/adh \KEETH-roo-ahdh\ Cithru/aidh \KEETH-roo-ahdh\ Cobthach \KOHV-thech\ Cobthaich \KOHV-thech\ Comma/n \KOHM-ahn\ Comma/in \KOHM-ahn\ Ce/lechair \KYAY-le-khar\ Ce/lechair \KYAY-le-khar\ Cellach \KYAH-lahkh\ Cellaich \KYAH-lahkh\ Cellacha/n \KYAH-lahkh-ahn\ Cellacha/in \KYAH-lahkh-ahn\ Cille/ni \KILL-yeen\ Cilli/ni \KILL-yeen\ The names below are somewhat later forms, and so would be most appropriately used to form bynames with the given name form . [1] Nominative and Genitive Pronunciation forms form Giolla Bhrighde \GYUL-la VREE-djeh\ Giolla Chri/ost \GYUL-la KHREEST\ Giolla Easpaig \GYUL-la AHS-pig\ Giolla I/osu \GYUL-la EE-sa\ Giolla Pha/draig \GYUL-la FAHD-rig\ (As before, the \UL\ sounds like the ul in "pull") We hope this letter has been useful. Please write us again if any part of it has been unclear or if you have other questions. Talan Gwynek and Arval d'Espas Nord aided in researching and writing this letter. In Service, Margaret Makafee ------------------ References [1] O'Corrain, Donnchadh and Fidelma Maguire. Irish Names. Dublin: The Lilliput Press, 1990. [2] Black, George F. The Surnames of Scotland. New York Public Library, 1946 [3] O'Brien, M. A., ed., Corpus Genealogiarum Hiberniae (Dublin: The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1976). [4] Woulfe, Patrick, Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish Names and Surnames (Kansas City: Irish Genealogical Foundation).