ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 2014 http://www.s-gabriel.org/2014 ************************************ 18 Apr 2000 From: (Josh Mittleman) Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You asked whether any form of was used in Scottish Gaelic; you were interested in combining it with your patronymic byname [1]. Here is what we have found. The New Testament name was adopted into Gaelic by the 14th century in Scotland, when it was used by the Galwegian bishop of Man and the Hebrides and by , a son of the Lord of the Isles. These examples are recorded in non-Gaelic records, in non-Gaelic spellings, but they do prove that the name was used by Gaels in Scotland. Similar examples appear in later non-Gaelic Scottish records: 1428, or 1541, 1541 [2]. We found other examples of in Irish Gaelic documents, and these allow us to suggest a Gaelic spelling of the name. These examples we found include the genitive (possessive) form of the name, spelled in 1398, in 1492 [3]. These spellings suggest that the basic (nominative) Gaelic form of the name was . Therefore, we can recommend as an appropriate name for a Scottish Gael in the 14th century or later. is probably also an appropriate name. We hope this letter has been useful. Please write us again if any part of it has been unclear or if you have other questions. I was assisted in researching and writing this letter by Aryanhwy merch Catmael and Mari inghean mhic Bhriain. For the Academy, Arval Benicoeur 18 Apr 2000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - References [1] We discussed in our previous letter to you, Academy report 1879. You can find that letter on the web: http://www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/showfinal.cgi?1879 [2] Black, George F., _The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning and History_, (New York: The New York Public Library, 1986), s.nn. MacMark, MacMarcus, Mark. [3] Cournane, Mavis, Vibeke Dijkman, Ivonne Tummers, ed., "Anna/la Connacht" (WWW: CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts: a project of University College, Cork, Ireland., 1997). http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/G100011/