Ùisdean

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Ùisdean
GenderMasculine
Language(s)Scottish Gaelic
Origin
Language(s)Old Norse
Word/nameEysteinn
Derivationey, ei + steinn
Meaning"always, forever" + "stone"
Other names
Variant form(s)Hùisdean; Uisdean
Anglicisation(s)Hugh

Ùisdean is a Scottish Gaelic masculine given name.[1] Variant forms include Uisdean[2] and Hùisdean.[3] The names are derived from the Old Norse personal name Eysteinn,[4] *Aystein (later Øysteinn).[5] Eysteinn is composed of the elements ey, ei, meaning "always, forever"; and steinn, meaning "stone".[1] An anglicised form of Ùisdean[1] and Uisdean is Hugh.[6][note 1]

People with the name[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Hugh is also an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Aodh.[7]

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b c Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 410.
  2. ^ Kruse (2005) p. 160; Grant (2003) p. 33; Robertson; Taylor (2003) p. 341.
  3. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 404, 410.
  4. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 410; Cox (2002) p. 110.
  5. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 410; Kruse (2005) p. 160; Grant (2003) p. 33; Cox (1991) p. 485.
  6. ^ Robertson; Taylor (2003) p. 341.
  7. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 126.

References[]

  • Cox, RAV (1991). "Norse-Gaelic Contact in the West of Lewis: The Place-Name Evidence". In Ureland, PS; Broderick, G (eds.). Language Contact in the British Isles: Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Language Contact in Europe, Douglas, Isle of Man, 1988. Linguistische Arbeiten (series vol. 238). Tübingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag. pp. 479–494. doi:10.1515/9783111678658.479. ISBN 3-484-30238-0. ISSN 0344-6727.
  • Cox, RAV (2002). The Gaelic Place-Names of Carloway, Isle of Lewis. Dublin: School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. ISBN 1 85500 192 6 – via Google Books.
  • Grant, A (2003). Scandinavian Place-Names in northern Britain as Evidence for Language Contact and Interaction (PhD thesis). University of Glasgow – via Enlighten: Theses.
  • Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  • Kruse, A (2005). "Explorers, Raiders and Settlers: The Norse Impact upon Hebridean Place-Names". In Gammeltoft, P; Hough, C; Waugh, D (eds.). Cultural Contacts in the North Atlantic Region: The Evidence of Names. Uppsala: NORNA. pp. 141–156.
  • Robertson, B; Taylor, I (2003) [1993]. Teach Yourself Gaelic. Teach Yourself. London: Hodder Headline. ISBN 0-07-142022-3.
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