Ùisdean
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]
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Norse |
| Word/name | Eysteinn |
| Derivation | ey, ei + steinn |
| Meaning | "always, forever" + "stone" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Hùisdean; Uisdean |
| Anglicisation(s) | Hugh |
People with the name
- Hugh of Sleat (1437–1498), Scottish clan chief
- Hugh MacDonald (Scottish politician) (1929–2013), Scottish politician
- Hugh Dan MacLennan (Scottish Gaelic: Ùisdean MacIllFhinnein), Scottish broadcaster, author and academic
Citations
- Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 410.
- Kruse (2005) p. 160; Grant (2003) p. 33; Robertson; Taylor (2003) p. 341.
- Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 404, 410.
- Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 410; Cox (2002) p. 110.
- Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 410; Kruse (2005) p. 160; Grant (2003) p. 33; Cox (1991) p. 485.
- Robertson; Taylor (2003) p. 341.
- 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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