Peadar
| Peadar |
It has been stated that the SG Peadar is reserved for Saint Peter, and the SG Pàdraig is used to represent the En Peter for other people. |
| Gender |
Masculine |
| Language(s) |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
| Origin |
| Language(s) |
Greek |
| Derivation |
petros |
| Meaning |
"stone", "rock" |
| Other names |
| Cognate(s) |
Peter |
| See also |
Pàdraig |
Peadar is a masculine given name in the Irish,[1] and Scottish Gaelic languages.[2] It is the equivalent of the given name Peter in English. The names are ultimately derived from the Greek word petros, meaning "stone", "rock".[1] The Scottish Gaelic Peadar is said to be reserved for the saint, and the Scottish Gaelic Pàdraig is used as the Gaelic equivalent of Peter.[3]
List of people with the given name
- Peadar Ó Doirnín (c. 1700-69) Ulster poet, part of the Airgíalla tradition of poetry and song
- Peadar Andrews, an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Dublin
- Peadar Byrne, an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Meath
- Peadar Carton, a Hurling player for Dublin and O'Tooles
- Peadar Clancy (1888–1920), a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who served in the Four Courts garrison during the 1916 Easter Rising
- Peadar Clohessy (born 1934), a retired Irish Progressive Democrat politician
- Peadar Cowan (1903–1962), an Irish politician
- Peadar Doyle (died 1956), an Irish politician
- Peadar Duignan (1898–1955), an Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- Peadar Gaskins, a former Irish football player who played as a full back
- Peadar Kearney (1883–1942), an Irish republican and composer of numerous rebel songs
- Peadar Kirby, an author and academic at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Limerick
- Peadar Livingstone (1930–1989), a Roman Catholic Priest for the Diocese of Clogher in Ireland
- Peadar Mac Fhionnlaoich (1857–1942), born in County Donegal, Ireland
- Peadar Maher (born 1924), a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician and publican who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Leix-Offaly constituency
- Peadar o Guilin, an Irish author
- Peadar O'Donnell (1893–1986), an Irish republican Marxist activist and writer
- Peadar O'Loughlin, an Irish flute, fiddle, and uilleann pipes player from Kilmaley County Clare
- Peadar Uí Gealacáin (1793–1860), an Irish scribe and hedge school master
- Peadar Ua Laoghaire (1839–1920), an Irish writer and Catholic priest
References
- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 219, 354, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ^ Robertson, Boyd; Taylor, Iain (2003), Teach Yourself Gaelic, Teach Yourself, pp. 340–341
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 407, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1