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This list of Scottish Gaelic given names shows Scottish Gaelic given names beside their English language equivalent. In some cases, the equivalent can be a cognate, in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name, or in other cases it can be an etymologically unrelated name.
Caleb Stetson (1801–1885), American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Caleb Strong (1745–1819), lawyer and politician, sixth and tenth Governor of Massachusetts. Caleb Newbold Taylor (1813–1887) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Knowing (stylized as KNOW1NG) is a 2009 American science fiction thriller film directed and co-produced by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage.The film, conceived and co-written by Ryne Douglas Pearson, was originally attached to a number of directors under Columbia Pictures, but it was placed in turnaround and eventually picked up by Escape Artists.
Some English-language names are anglicisations of Irish names, e.g. Kathleen from Caitlín and Shaun from Seán. Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. Éamonn from Edmund. Some Irish-language names have English equivalents, both deriving from a common source, e.g Irish Máire (anglicised Maura ), Máirín ( Máire + - ín "a ...
Asa is a given name in several parts of the world. In English, the usual pronunciation is / ˈ eɪ s ə / or / ˈ eɪ z ə /.. Asa (אסא): derived from the Hebrew language, as the name appears in the Old Testament to designate the third King of Judah, who reigned for forty years.
Limey. " Limey " (from lime / lemon) is a predominantly North American slang nickname for a British person. The word has been around since the mid-19th century. Intended as a pejorative, the word is not commonly used today, though it retains that connotation. [3] [4] The term is thought to have originated in the 1850s as lime-juicer, [5] later ...
Caleb. Caleb ( / ˈkeɪləb /; Hebrew: כָּלֵב, Kalev [kaˈlev], Tiberian vocalization: Kālēḇ ), is a figure who appears in the Hebrew Bible as a representative of the Tribe of Judah during the Israelites ' journey to the Promised Land . Following the Israelite conquest of Canaan, Caleb was described as a Kenizzite and is said to have ...
Dorics, Donians or Teuchters. Football team are nicknamed The Dons. Arbroath. Red Lichties or Lichties, Codheids. Basingstoke. Amazingstoke, Bas Vegans after Bas Vegas , Basingjoker , Stokie. Barnsley. Barnzolians, Tykes, [1] Colliers (a former mining community), Dingles (by people from Sheffield) Barrow in Furness.