Achivir II.B.3. ColMS, patronym, post-Brude list
Achiuir II.B.3. IrHB, patronym, post-Brude list
Alauna II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
*Alpin Although modern sources usually give "Alpin"
as the standard form of this name, none of
the sources I used had that spelling.
Elfin II.C. Old Welsh form of the name, found in
northern genealogies
Elpin II.B.4. ColMS, IrHB, historic kings, 2
examples
Aniel II.B.3. ColMS, patronym, post-Brude list
Ainel II.B.3. IrHB, patronym, post-Brude list
Argentocoxus II.A.2. Caledonian personal name mentioned by
Dio Cassius (3rd c.)
Artbranan II.E. Probable Pict mentioned by Adamnan (7th
c.)
Arcois II.B.3. ColMS, patronym, post-Brude list,
early form might be *Artocoxos
Artcois II.B.3. IrHB, patronym, post-Brude list
Bannatia II.A.1. Pt, place name, probably Celtic
Bargoit II.B.4. ColMS/IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Bili
Bili/File II.B.4. ColMS/IrHB, patronym, historic kings,
"File" is Gaelicized
Beli II.C. Old Welsh version of the name
Bliesblituth II.B.3. ColMS, post-Brude list
Blieb'lith II.B.3. IrHB, post-Brude list
Boderiae II.A.1. Pt, place name, probably Celtic
Breth II.B.3. ColMS & IrHB, post-Brude list,
possibly identical to "Brude"
Brude In the "pre-historic" data, it is highly
questionable whether this is used as a given
name. It may be a titled, equivalent to
"king". But later examples appear to be given
names. This is one of the top 10 most popular
names of the historic period.
Bred II.B.4. ColMS & IrHB, historic kings,
possibly identical to "Brude"
Bredei II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings, 3 examples
Brei II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings
Breidei II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings
Brete II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings
Bridei II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings
Briduo II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings, possibly
identical to "Brude"
Bridiuo II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings, possibly
identical to "Brude"
Brude II.B.2. probably title or scribal error in
list of Brudes; II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings;
II.E. Pict mentioned by Adamnan (7th c.)
Bruide II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings; II.E. Pict
mentioned by Adamnan (7th c.)
Buthut II.B.3. ColMS, patronym, post-Brude list
Buthud II.B.3. IrHB, patronym, post-Brude list
Caelis II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
Caeltigern This looks like a corruption of the Celtic
name appearing in Irish as "Caeltigern". But
the Irish example may simply be an
interpretation of an unfamiliar name as a
more familiar one.
Cailtarni II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings
Gailtram II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings
Caereni II.A.1. Pt, tribal name, not proveably Celtic
Cal II.B.2. ColMS & IrHB, king in Brude-list
Urcal II.B.2. ColMS & IrHB, king in Brude-list,
probably ghost of "Cal"
Caledonii
Caledonii II.A.1. Pt, tribal name, not proveably Celtic
Caledonius Saltus II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
Dicalydones I.B. tribal name, division of Picts mentioned
by 4th c. Ammianus Marcellinus, probably
related to "Caledonii"
Calgacus II.A.2. Caledonian personal name mentioned by
Tacitus (1st c.)
Canaul II.B.4. ColMS & IrHB, historic kings, also
appears as "Canaut" in manuscripts I didn't
use, possibly cognate with Old Welsh "Cinhil"
Canutulachama II.B.3. ColMS, post-Brude list
Canutulahina II.B.3. IrHB, post-Brude list
Carnonacae II.A.1. Pt, place name, probably Celtic
Carvorst II.B.3. ColMS, post-Brude list
Crautreic II.B.3. IrHB, post-Brude list
Cait II.B.1. ColMS, son of Cruithne, eponym of
Cathness
Got II.B.1. IrHB, son of Cruithne, eponym of
Cathness
Ce II.B.1. ColMS & IrHB, son of Cruithne
Cennaleph II.B.4. ColMS & IrHB, byname, historic kings
Cimoith/Ciniath The variants for these names overlap enough
that it is difficult to tell if there are two
names or only one, badly mangled. If two,
then "Cinioiod" is likely to be an error for
"Cimoiod", and "Cinioch/Ciniath" is likely to
be a separate name. See also "Cinid/Cint" for
a possibly related name.
Cemoyd II.C. HB 8th c. Pictish king
Cemoyth II.C. HB 9th c. Pictish king
Cimoiod II.B.3. ColMS, post-Brude list
Cinioiod II.B.3. IrHB, post-Brude list
Cinioch II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings
Ciniath II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings
Cinge II.B.1. ColMS & IrHB, father of Cruidne
Cinid/Cint These probably represent two (if not three)
different names, but are similar enough to be
worth considering together. See also
"Cimoith/Ciniath" for possibly related names.
Cinid II.B.2. ColMS, king in Brude-list
Cind II.B.2. IrHB, king in Brude-list
Urcnid II.B.2. ColMS, king in Brude-list, probably
ghost of "Cinid"
Urcind II.B.2. IrHB, king in Brude-list, probably
ghost of "Cind"
Ciniod II.B.4. ColMS & IrHB, historic kings
Cint II.B.2. ColMS & IrHB, king in Brude-list
Urcint II.B.2. ColMS & IrHB, king in Brude-list,
probably ghost of "Cint"
Circin(n) II.B.1. ColMS, son of Cruithne, eponym of
Mearns (by a circuitous route)
Cirigh II.B.1. IrHB, son of Cruithne
*Constantine This is obviously a borrowing of the saint's
name, although "Castantin", at least, shows
evidence of having been adopted into the
language long enough to undergo some phonetic
changes.
Castantin II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings
Constantin II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings; also patronym,
historic kings
Constantini II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings,
Latin genitive
Cornavii II.A.1. Pt, tribal name, Celtic
Creones II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
Cum II.B.4. ColMS & IrHB, despite how it is
presented in the transcription, this is
almost certainly simply Latin "with", not a
name.
Decantae II.A.1. Pt, tribal name, Celtic
Denbecan The Irish versions are almost certainly
derived from a scribal misreading. "a" for
"d" is easily understandable in some hands,
and "Aen-" to "On-" is unremarkable in Irish
of the period.
Denbecan II.B.1. ColMS, pre-Brude king
Aenbecan II.B.1. IrHB, pre-Brude king, IrHB also has
"Onbecan", almost certainly a scribal error
for "Denbecan"
*Deo- Enough names begin with the element "Deo-" or
some variant of it that it is quite probable
that this is either a word or name element in
Pictish. Skene lists one name as "Deo
ardivois", but this may be a
misinterpretation of a line break as a word
break. This element may be related to "Diu",
q.v..
Deo ardivois II.B.3. ColMS, post-Brude list
Deordiuois II.B.3. IrHB, post-Brude list
Diuberr II.B.3. ColMS, byname, post-Brude list, one
manuscript translates it as "rich"
Diuperr II.B.3. IrHB, byname, post-Brude list
Deocilunon II.B.3. ColMS, post-Brude list
Deocillimon II.B.3. IrHB, post-Brude list
Deoord II.B.3. ColMS, post-Brude list
Deort II.B.3. IrHB, post-Brude list
Dectotr'ic II.B.3. ColMS, post-Brude list, in this case,
I would be more inclined to trust the Irish
form that follows
Deototreic II.B.3. IrHB, post-Brude list
Derelei II.B.4. ColMS (twice) & IrHB, patronym,
historic kings
Derilei II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Deva II.A.1. Pt, place name, probably Celtic
Devana II.A.1. Pt, place name, probably Celtic
Diu II.B.3. ColMS, "fratronym", post-Brude list
Tui II.B.3. IrHB, "fratronym", post-Brude list,
"Tui" may be Gaelicized genitive
Domnall At least one later source substitutes
"Donald" for "Domelch", whether rightly or
wrongly. The "Donnel/Donuel" pair is a little
more believable as variants.
Domelch II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings
Domech II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Donnel II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings
Donuel II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Drust/an Drust is one of the top 10 most popular names
in the lists. Jackson interprets the name as
of Celtic origin, in which case it makes
sense to give the diminutive in its Celtic
form, "Drustan", in the heading, although
this spelling is not found in the Pictish
records.
Drest II.B.4. ColMS (8 examples), IrHB (8
examples), historic kings
Drust II.B.3. ColMS & IrHB, post-Brude list;
II.B.4. IrHB historic kings
Drosten II.D. Roman-letter inscription (8-9th c.)
Druisten II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Dumna II.A.1. Pt, place name, probably Celtic,
modern Isle of Lewis
Emcat II.E. Possible Pict mentioned by Adamnan (7th
c.), cognate with Gaulish "Ambicatos", Ir.
"Imchath"
Emchat ibid
Eanfrith This is an Anglo-Saxon name.
Enfret II.B.4. ColMS, IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Enfreth II.B.4. ColMS, IrHB (twice), patronym,
historic kings
Entifidich II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings
Enfidaig II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings,
"Amfedech" also appears in Irish sources, but
this would derive from "Enfidaig"
Epidii II.A.1. Pt, tribal name, not proveably Celtic
Epinii II.A.1. Pt, tribal name, not proveably
Celtic, this variant appears on one Latin
version, but seems to be an error, based on
the following
Epidium Prom. II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
Erilich II.B.4. ColMS byname, historic kings
Arilith II.B.4. IrHB byname, historic kings
Erp II.B.3. ColMS & IrHB, patronym, post-Brude
list
Erop II.B.3. ColMS, patronym, post-Brude list
Erip II.B.3. IrHB, patronym, post-Brude list
Wirp II.B.3. ColMS, patronym, post-Brude list,
found in Latinized version of name
*Etharnan This is one of the few names appearing in
several sources that does not appear in the
king-lists. Depending on how many people the
various examples refer to, it may fall in the
top 10 most popular names of the medieval
period. It appears to be non-Celtic in
origin.
Eddarrnonn II.D. Ogham inscription
Ethernan II.D. First bishop of Rathin (source
unspecified)
Idarnoin II.D. Roman-letter inscription
Itharnan II.D. Pict appearing in the Ulster Annals
(669)
Ithernan II.D. First bishop of Rathin (source
unspecified)
Fecir II.B.2. ColMS, king in Brude-list
Feth II.B.2. IrHB, king in Brude-list
Urfecir II.B.2. ColMS, king in Brude-list, probably
ghost of "Fecir"
Urfeichir II.B.2. IrHB, king in Brude-list, probably
ghost of "Fecir"
Fet II.B.2. ColMS, king in Brude-list
Feth II.B.2. IrHB, king in Brude-list
Urfet II.B.2. ColMS, king in Brude-list, probably
ghost of "Fet"
Urfeth II.B.2. IrHB, king in Brude-list, probably
ghost of "Fet"
Fidaich II.B.1. ColMS & IrHB, son of Cruithne, this
is rather clearly a Gaelic form, no
corresponding P-Celtic form is found
Fidaich II.B.1. IrHB, son of Cruithne
Fodla II.B.1. IrHB, son of Cruithne, eponym of
Athol
Floclaid II.B.1. ColMS, son of Cruithne
Fortrenn II.B.1. ColMS, son of Cruithne, eponym of a
part of Perth
Fortrend II.B.1. IrHB, son of Cruithne
Gaed brechach II.B.1. ColMS, byname of pre-Brude king
Gadbre II.B.1. IrHB, byname of pre-Brude king,
probably corruption of the preceding
Galam II.B.4. ColMS & IrHB, historic kings
Galanan II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings
Galan II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings
Gant II.B.2. ColMS & IrHB, king in Brude-list
Urgant II.B.2. ColMS & IrHB, king in Brude-list,
probably ghost of "Gant"
Gart II.B.2. ColMS & IrHB, king in Brude-list, see
also "Gartnait" which may be derived from
this
Urgart II.B.2. ColMS & IrHB, king in Brude-list,
probably ghost of "Gart"
Gartnait This is another of the top 10 most popular
names in the historic period. The forms with
"-ch" are almost certainly misreadings of
spellings in "-th", in at least one case, the
error seems to have been Skene's rather than
some medieval scribes. The "-th" ending may
be a Gaelicized form, or it may simply be a
parallel development in Pictish
pronunciation.
Garnard II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings
Garthnach II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings
Gartnaich II.B.3. ColMS, post-Brude list
Gartnait II.B.3. IrHB (2 examples), post-Brude list;
ColMS (1 example) and IrHB (5 examples),
historic kings
Gartnaith II.B.3. ColMS, post-Brude list
Gartnart II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings
Gede II.B.1. ColMS pre-Brude king
Gest II.B.1. ColMS & IrHB, pre-Brude king, this is
probably identical with the second element in
"Urgust", q.v.
Gilgidi II.B.3. ColMS & IrHB, post-Brude list
Girom "Girom" appears most likely to be the the
original form
Girom II.B.4. ColMS(2 examples) & IrHB, patronym,
historic kings
Giron II.B.4. IrHB (3 examples), patronym, historic
kings
Gyrom II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings
Gnith II.B.2. ColMS & IrHB, king in Brude-list
Urgnith II.B.2. ColMS & IrHB, king in Brude-list,
probably ghost of "Gnith"
Grid II.B.2. ColMS, king in Brude-list
Grith II.B.2. IrHB, king in Brude-list
Urgrid II.B.2. ColMS, king in Brude-list, probably
ghost of "Grid"
Urgrith II.B.2. IrHB, king in Brude-list, probably
ghost of "Grid"
*Han?
Maphan II.E. Byname of Pict mentioned in the Ulster
Annals (8th c.), this might possibly be "map"
(son of) plus some unknown given name, but it
has likely been corrupted
Ila II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
Ini II.B.3. IrHB, possible byname, post-Brude
list, may be scribal artifact
Itis II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
Lemannonius II.A.1. Pt, place name, probably Celtic
Leo II.B.2. ColMS & IrHB, king in Brude-list, see
also "Morleo", which may contain this
Uleo II.B.2. ColMS & IrHB, king in Brude-list,
probably ghost of "Leo" (i.e., ur+leo)
Loc II.B.3. ColMS, possible byname, post-Brude
list
Bolc II.B.3. IrHB, possible byname, post-Brude
list
Longus II.A.1. Pt, place name, probably Celtic
Lossio II.A.2. Caledonian personal name in 3rd c.
inscription, may be from same root as "Loxa"
Loxa II.A.1. Pt, place name, probably Celtic, may
mean "crooked"
Lugi II.A.1. Pt, tribal name, Celtic
Lutrin II.B.4. ColMS & IrHB, patronym, historic
kings
Mailcon II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings, this
is Modern Welsh "Maelgwn"
Melcon II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Malaius II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic,
modern Isle of Mull
Morbet II.B.3. ColMS, byname, post-Brude list, in
another citation of the same person it is
Latinized as "Magnus" (great)
Morbrec II.B.3. IrHB, byname, post-Brude list
Morleo II.B.3. ColMS & IrHB, post-Brude list, see
also "Leo"
Muir-? Almost certainly an Irish name in corrupted
form
Muircholaich II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings
Murtholoic II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Munait II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings,
origin unknown but compare with other names
ending in "-nait" (i.e., Gartnait), possibly
"Mund+nait"?
Munaith II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Mund II.B.2. ColMS, king in Brude-list
Muin II.B.2. IrHB, king in Brude-list
Urmund II.B.2. ColMS, king in Brude-list, probably
ghost of "Mund"
Urmuin II.B.2. IrHB, king in Brude-list, probably
ghost of "Mund"
Nabarus II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
Namet It may be impossible to sort out the scribal
errors in the following elements, see "Vipoig
namet" for the full forms
Ignaviet II.B.3. possible byname
Namet II.B.3. possible byname
Nectan Another of the top 10 most popular names;
this is found in a large variety of sources.
It is cognate with Old Welsh "Neithon" and
Irish "Nechtan". Some of the variation in
spelling may be due to shifts in
pronunciation. Jackson proposes the
chronology: Nechton > Nehton > *Neiton
(Naiton in Bede).
Naiton II.E. Pict mentioned in the Ulster Annals
(?8th c.)
Nechtan II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings
Nectan II.B.3. IrHB, post-Brude list; IrHB, historic
kings
Necthon II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings
Necton II.B.3. ColMS, post-Brude list
Nectonius II.B.3. Latinized form found in ColMS in the
post-Brude list
Nectu II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings, probably a
scribal error for "Necta[n]"
Nehhton II.D. Ogham inscription
Olfinecta II.B.1. ColMS pre-Brude king, final element
possibly related to "Nectan"?
Finechta II.B.1. IrHB, pre-Brude king
Olgudach II.B.1. ColMS byname, pre-Brude king
Orcades II.A.1. Pt, place name, probably Celtic,
modern Orkneys
Orrea II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
Pant II.B.2. ColMS, king in Brude-list
Pont II.B.2. IrHB, king in Brude-list
Urpant II.B.2. ColMS, king in Brude-list, probably
ghost of "Pant"
Urpont II.B.2. IrHB, king in Brude-list, probably
ghost of "Pant"
Peanfahel II.E. Pictish place-name for "Kinneil"
mentioned in Bede (8th c.), has Celtic roots
Picti I.A. tribal name, first mentioned in 3rd c.
Latin poem
*Pritani Jackson gives *Pritani or *Priteni as the
tribal name at the root of these forms
Cruidne II.B.1. ColMS, eponymous founder of Picts,
almost certainly apocryphal
Cruithne II.B.1. IrHB, eponymous founder of Picts
Pretanic II.A.2. place name applied to British Isles
in 1st c. BC, this is an Anglicized form
found in modern sources, Latin would probably
have been "Pretanicus"
Ru This is one of the few names from the Brude-
list also found elsewhere.
Ru II.B.2. ColMS & IrHB, king in Brude-list;
II.B.3. ColMS & IrHB, post-Brude list
Eru II.B.2. ColMS, king in Brude-list, probably
ghost of "Ru"
Ero II.B.2. IrHB, king in Brude-list, probably
ghost of "Ru"
Scetis II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic,
modern Isle of Skye
Smertae II.A.1. Pt, tribal name, Celtic
Taezali II.A.1. Pt, tribal name, not proveably
Celtic, Latin version
Taixali II.A.1. Greek version of above
Taezalorum Prom. II.A.1. Pt, place name
Talorc/an One of the top 10 most popular names of the
historic period ("Talorc" and "Talorcan"
would each make the list separately; together
they are beaten only by "Drust/an".) Jackson
suggests a Celtic origin. The regular
appearance of "Talore" in the Pictish
Chronicle is puzzling. It could be explained
by a scribal mis-reading, but given the long
popularity of the name, the error must have
been made very late in the history of the
text (or by a singularly unobservant scribe).
Talorc II.B.3. IrHB (2 examples), post-Brude list;
II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings; also II.B.4.
IrHB, historic kings, corresponding to a
"Talorgen" in ColMS
Talore II.B.3. ColMS (2 examples), post-Brude list;
II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings
Talorg II.B.4. ColMS & IrHB, historic kings
Talargan II.C. HB 8th c. Pictish king
Tallorcen II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings
Talorcan II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings
Talorcen II.B.4. IrHB (3 examples), historic kings
Talorgen II.B.4. ColMS (3 examples), historic kings
Tolarggan II.E. Pict mentioned in the Ulster Annals
(8th c.)
Tamia II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
Taran II.B.4. ColMS & IrHB, historic kings
Tharain II.B.3. ColMS, post-Brude list
Tarain II.B.3. IrHB, post-Brude list, may be Gaelic
genitive of "Taran"
Tarl'a II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings
Tang II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Tarvedum II.A.1. Pt, place name, probably Celtic
Tavae II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
Tina II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
Tuesis II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
*Udrost? The forms suggest a "standard" Pictish
spelling along these lines.
Wdrost II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings
Budros II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Uen This "standard" form is found in one of the
manuscripts that I did not use as my primary
source. "*Uuen" might be more accurate. The
name is also found as "Eoganan" in one Irish
version, although that would appear to be a
diminutive of the root name. There is an Old
Welsh cognate "Eugein", Modern Welsh "Owain".
This is one of the top 10 most popular names
in the historic records.
Iogenan II.E. Pict living in Ireland mentioned by
Adamnan (7th c.), elsewhere used to Gaelicize
"Uuen"
Ougen II.C. HB 8th c. Pictish king
Unen II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings, almost
certainly a scribal error for "Uuen"
Uven II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings
Uerb Possibly the same name as "Erp", q.v.
Uerb II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Uerd II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings
Uecla II.B.3. ColMS, byname, post-Brude list, one
of these is a scribal error, ColMS has
several c-for-t substitutions, so "Uetla"
may, be more accurate
Uetla II.B.3. IrHB, byname, post-Brude list
*Uidid I have reconstructed a "standard" Pictish
form in parallel with similar names.
Interestingly, the Irish source preserves a
P-Celtic form while the Scottish source has
"translated" it to a Q-Celtic form
Fuidid II.B.1. ColMS pre-Brude king
Guidid II.B.1. IrHB pre-Brude king
Uip In addition to the names in the Brude-list,
this may be the Pictish form of Gaelicized
"Fib", and may be the first element of
"Vepogenus" and "Vipoig-namet". Jackson
considers it possible that the latter two are
the same name.
Fib II.B.1. son of Cruithne, eponym of Fife,
Gaelicized (cf. Uip-, Uepo-)
Uip II.B.2. ColMS & IrHB, king in Brude-list
Uruip II.B.2. ColMS & IrHB, king in Brude-list,
probably ghost of "Uip"
Uipo see "Uipo ignaviet"
Uipo ignaviet II.B.3. IrHB, post-Brude list, possibly given
name + byname, cf. "Vipoig namet"
Vepogenus II.A.2. Caledonian personal name in 3rd c.
inscription
Vipoig see "Vipoig namet"
Vipoig namet II.B.3. ColMS, post-Brude list, possibly
given name + byname, cf. "Uipo ignaviet"
Uirolec II.E. Possible Pict mentioned by Adamnan (7th
c.)
*Ungust This is cognate with Irish "Oengus", the
second element may be the same as "Gest".
This is among the top 10 most popular names
in the historic period.
Oinuist II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Onnist II.B.4. ColMS, once as given name, once as
patronym, historic kings
Onuis II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings
Uidnuist II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings
Unuist II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings;
II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings
Vnuist II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings
Uuid I have taken the "standard" form from the
Irish source, which seems less corrupt, also
appears in some Irish sources as "Foith"
Uuid II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Wid II.B.4. ColMS (2 examples), patronym,
historic kings
Uurad This is cognate with Old Breton "Uuoret", it
appears as "Ferat" in one of the other Irish
sources
Uoret II.D. Roman-letter inscription (8-9th c.?)
Uurad II.B.4. IrHB, historic kings
Wrad II.B.4. ColMS, historic kings
*Uuradec I have based my "standard" form on the one
most likely to produce both "Uuradech" and
"Uuredeg" as variants. The first element may
well be identidal to "Uurad".
Wradech II.B.3. ColMS, post-Brude list
Uuradech II.B.3. IrHB, post-Brude list
Wredech II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings
Uuredeg II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings
*Uurcich? My "standard" form is highly questionable in
this case.
Gurcich II.B.1. ColMS, byname of pre-Brude king
Gurid II.B.1. IrHB, byname of pre-Brude king
*Uurgust This is the one case I have noticed where one
of the "Ur-X" ghosts from the Brude-list is
actually found elsewhere in the records. The
name is cognate with Irish "Fergus" and Welsh
"Gwrgwst". This is one of the top 10 most
popular names in the historic period.
Forcus II.D. Roman-letter inscription, Gaelicized
form
Urges II.B.1. IrHB pre-Brude king, probably ghost
of "Gest"
Urguist II.B.4. ColMS & IrHB, patronym, historic
kings
Uurguist II.B.4. IrHB (2 examples), patronym, historic
kings
Uurgut II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Wirguist II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings
Wrguist II.B.4. ColMS (2 examples), patronym,
historic kings
Wurgest II.B.1. ColMS pre-Brude king, probably ghost
of "Gest"
*Uroican Jackson suggests this as a "standard" form
for the name.
Broichan II.E. Pict mentioned by Adamnan (7th c.)
Uuroid II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings,
"Ferat" in some Irish versions, possibly a
Gaelicized genitive of "Uurad" q.v.
Wroid II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings
*Uurthinmoc? This is only an approximation at a standard
form. Either "-ch" or "-th" is an error for
the other.
Gurthinmoch II.B.4. ColMS, byname, historic kings
Gurthimoth II.B.4. IrHB, byname, historic kings
Usconbuts II.B.3. ColMS & IrHB, post-Brude list
*Uust This is probably the same element found in
"Uurgust".
Vist II.B.3. ColMS, post-Brude list
Uist II.B.3. IrHB, post-Brude list
Uuthoil II.B.4. IrHB, patronym, historic kings
Wthoil II.B.4. ColMS, patronym, historic kings
Vacomagi II.A.1. Pt, tribal name, not proveably Celtic
Varar II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
Veda II.A.2. Caledonian byname in 3rd c.
inscription
Venicones II.A.1. Pt, tribal name, not proveably Celtic
Verturiones I.B. tribal name, division of Picts mentioned
by 4th c. Ammianus Marcellinus
Verubium II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
Virvedrum II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
Volas II.A.1. Pt, place name, not proveably Celtic
Introduction
The Material
Analyzing and Using the Data
Bibliography
Index of Name Elements
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