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Mac Ruaidhrí
The Gaelic surname Mac Ruaidhrí means "son of '' Ruaidhrí''". Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016b) p. 1777. The personal name ''Ruaidhrí'' is composed of two elements: the first is ''ruadh'', meaning "red"; the second is ''rí'', meaning "king". Surnames which are in some cases derived from ''Mac Ruaidhrí'' include: ''Creary'', Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016a) p. 610. '' McCreary'', Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016b) p. 1755. '' McCrery'', ''McCrorey'', Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016b) p. 1756. '' McCrorie'', '' McCrory'', ''McGroary'', '' McGrory'', '' McRorie'', Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016b) p. 1806. ''McRory'', ''McRury'', ''Roger'', ''Rogers'', ''Rorie'', Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016c) p. 2281. ''Rorison'', and ''Rory''. A variant of ''Mac Ruaidhrí'' is ''Mac Ruidhrí''. Surnames which are in some cases derived from ''Mac Ruidhrí'' include: ''Creary'', '' McCrary'', ''McCreary'', '' McCreery'', and ''McCrery''. One particular family that has borne the surname ''Mac Ruaidhrí'' is C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as both Irish and Manx, developed out of Old Irish. It became a distinct spoken language sometime in the 13th century in the Middle Irish period, although a common literary language was shared by the Gaels of both Ireland and Scotland until well into the 17th century. Most of modern Scotland was once Gaelic-speaking, as evidenced especially by Gaelic-language place names. In the 2011 census of Scotland, 57,375 people (1.1% of the Scottish population aged over 3 years old) reported being able to speak Gaelic, 1,275 fewer than in 2001. The highest percentages of Gaelic speakers were in the Outer Hebrides. Nevertheless, there is a language revival, and the number of speakers of the language under age 20 did not decrease between the 2001 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
