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== Given Names == | == Given Names == | ||
There are similarities between many Scottish and Irish given names because, according to Sharon L. Krossa, in "Quick and Easy Gaelic Names," in the early part of the Middle Ages, the name pools in Gaelic Scotland and Ireland were more or less the same, since the Gaels came to Scotland from Ireland and brought their names with them as even they brought the Gaelic language. Over time, the name pools diverged and some early Gaelic names that went out of fashion in one culture remained in fashion in the other. | |||
There are also Scottish variants to common English given names. Following are just a few examples of common Scottish variants and spelling: | |||
Alexander - Alec, Eck, Sandy, Sander, Xander | |||
Andrew - Andro | |||
Elizabeth - Elspeth | |||
George - Dod | |||
James - Hamish | |||
Jane - Jean, Janet Jessie | |||
John - Ian | |||
Katherine - Catrina, Caitriona | |||
Mary - Morag | |||
The Scottish, for the most part, had a naming pattern which can be seen in many families. The pattern generally went as follows: | The Scottish, for the most part, had a naming pattern which can be seen in many families. The pattern generally went as follows: | ||
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*The sixth daughter was named for her father's mother's mother. | *The sixth daughter was named for her father's mother's mother. | ||
*The seventh through tenth daughters were named for their mother's four great-grandmothers. | *The seventh through tenth daughters were named for their mother's four great-grandmothers. | ||
*The eleventh through fourteenth daughters were named for their father's four great-grandmothers. | *The eleventh through fourteenth daughters were named for their father's four great-grandmothers. | ||
Sometimes when a child died, the next child of that gender born into the family was given the same name as the deceased child. Occasionally two or more living children in the family were given the same given name. When they were christened, children were usually given one or two given names. | Sometimes when a child died, the next child of that gender born into the family was given the same name as the deceased child. Occasionally two or more living children in the family were given the same given name. When they were christened, children were usually given one or two given names. | ||
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Gardner, David E., and Frank Smith. ''Genealogical Research in England and Wales''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft Publishers, 1956-1964. (Family History Library book {{FHL|929.142 G172g|disp=929.142 G172g}} .) | Gardner, David E., and Frank Smith. ''Genealogical Research in England and Wales''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft Publishers, 1956-1964. (Family History Library book {{FHL|929.142 G172g|disp=929.142 G172g}} .) | ||
Krossa, Sharon L. "Quick and Easy Gaelic Names," http://medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||