Ùisdean
| Ùisdean | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine |
| Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Norse |
| Word/name | Eysteinn |
| Derivation | ey, ei + steinn |
| Meaning | "always", "forever" + "stone" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Hùisdean; Uisdean |
| Anglicisation(s) | Hugh |
Ùisdean,[1] sometimes also spelt Uisdean,[2] is a Scottish Gaelic masculine given name. It is a borrowing of the Old Norse personal name Eysteinn, which is composed of the elements ey, ei, meaning "always", "forever"; and the element steinn, meaning "stone". The Scottish Gaelic name has been Anglicised as Hugh (note that Hugh is also used as an Anglicised form of the unrelated Scottish Gaelic name Aodh). A Scottish Gaelic variant of Ùisdean is Hùisdean.[1]
People with the given names: Uisdean, Ùisdean, and Hùisdean
- Hugh of Sleat, founder of Clan Macdonald of Sleat, which is also known as Clann Ùisdein
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 126, 404, 410, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ↑ Robertson, Boyd; Taylor, Iain (2003), Teach Yourself Gaelic, Teach Yourself, pp. 340–341