First Names
Gaelic first names chiefly hail from 5 linguistic layers, Goidelic and 4 others, coinciding with the main languages of contact: Latin, Norse, Anglo-Norman and Scots. Surprisingly, male first names outnumber female first names by about a factor of 2:1.
Read more about this topic: Scottish Gaelic Personal Naming System
Famous quotes containing the word names:
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