ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 941 http://www.s-gabriel.org/941 *********************************** ************************************************* * * * NOTE: Some of the Academy's early reports * * contain errors that we haven't yet * * corrected. Please use it with caution. * * * ************************************************* ************************************************* * * * NOTE: Later research turned up additional * * information relevant to this report. * * See the end of the letter for details. * * * ************************************************* From: 24 May 1998 Greetings, Here's the information we found on Gaelic women's names starting with the letter "A". We were able to document a number of names with this letter; we've included a list along with their pronunciations. Two were found in Scotland: * Aifric \AHF-rick\ or \EHF-rick\ (1) * Allasan \AHL-a-sahn\ (2) Several others are found in Ireland (3). It is possible that they could have also been used in Ireland, but we don't recommend them as highly as the names we actually found in Scotland. The names are * Ailbhe \AHL-veh\ * A/ine \AH-nyeh\ * Ailis \AH-lish\ (a Gaelic form of ) * Aodhnait \#gh-nitch\ * Aoibhinn \EE-vin\ * Aoibheann \EE-vyun\ We also found a number of Scottish Gaelic men's names beginning with T. (1) We've included the names and the forms they would take when used in a patronymic (a name meaning "daughter of...") We didn't find all of these forms in medieval Scottish documents, but we're fairly sure that they would be appopriate for your period. NAME daughter of NAME PRONUNCIATION Ta/mhas inghean Ta/mais \IN-yen TAH-vish\ inghean Tamhais \IN-yen TAH-vish\ Toirdhealbhach inghean Toirdhealbhaich \IN-yen TAR-lich\ To/mas inghean To/mais \IN-yen TOE-mish\ Tadhg inghean Taidhg \IN-yen TAYG\ To/m inghean To/m \IN-yen TOME\ Tomadh inghean Tomaidh \IN-yen TOME-ee\ Torcadail inghean Torcadail \IN-yen TOR-kah-dahl\ Any combination of these, such as , would be reasonable for your period. We hope this has been helpful, and that we can continue to assist you. In service, Alan Fairfax Academy of S. Gabriel (1) Black, George F., _The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning and History_, (New York: The New York Public Library, 1986). (2) Morgan, Peadar, _Ainmean Chloinne: Scottish Gaelic Names for Children_ (Scotland: Taigh na Teud Music Publishers, 1989). (3) O'Corrain, Donnchadh and Fidelma Maguire, _Irish Names_ (Dublin: The Lilliput Press, 1990). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Correction, 18 Oct 2001, Arval: After a word ending in 'n', like , the letter 'D' does not lenite.