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Mac Sitric
''Mac Sitric'' is a masculine surname in the Irish language. The name translates into English language, English as "son of ''Sitreac''". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The form ''Nic Sitric'' is borne by unmarried females; the forms ''Bean Mhic Sitric'' and ''Mhic Shitric'' are borne by married females. A variant form of ''Mac Sitric'' is ''Mag Sitric''; the feminine forms of this surname are ''Nig Sitric'', ''Bean Mhig Sitric'', and ''Mhig Sitric''. All these Irish surnames have various Anglicised forms. Etymology ''Mac Shitric'' translates into English as "son of ''Sitreac''". A variant form of the surname is ''Mag Sitric''. These surnames originated as patronyms, however they no longer refer to the actual name of the bearer's father. The name ''Sitreac'' is a Gaelic languages, Gaelic derivative of the Old Norse ''Sigtryggr''. This Old Norse personal name is composed of two elements: the first, ''Sig-' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Type
Gaelic type (sometimes called Irish character, Irish type, or Gaelic script) is a family of Insular script typefaces devised for printing Classical Gaelic. It was widely used from the 16th until the mid-18th century (Scotland) or the mid-20th century (Ireland) but is now rarely used. Sometimes, all Gaelic typefaces are called ''Celtic'' or ''uncial'' although most Gaelic types are not uncials. The "Anglo-Saxon" types of the 17th century are included in this category because both the Anglo-Saxon types and the Gaelic/Irish types derive from the insular manuscript hand. The terms ''Gaelic type'', ''Gaelic script'' and ''Irish character'' translate the Irish phrase (). In Ireland, the term is used in opposition to the term , Roman type. The Scottish Gaelic term is (). (–1770) was one of the last Scottish writers with the ability to write in this script, but his main work, , was published in the Roman script. Characteristics Besides the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
