{"id":4298,"date":"2023-04-16T16:56:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T16:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/?page_id=4298"},"modified":"2023-11-24T11:53:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T11:53:38","slug":"names-of-the-western-isles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/gd\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/","title":{"rendered":"Ainmean nan Eilean Siar"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n

Chan eil ach \u2018s d\u00f2cha d\u00e0 cheud bliadhna bho th\u00f2isich muinntir nan Eilean Siar air cinnidhean a chleachdach. <\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Roimhe sin, ged a bha daoine ag aithneachadh gum buineadh iad do theaghlaichean mh\u00f2ra, b\u2019 e sloinnidhean a bha iad a\u2019 cleachdadh seach cinnidhean. Gu m\u00ec-fhortanach, bha na sloinnidhean seo tric air an eadar-theangachadh gu Beurla le daoine aig nach robh e\u00f2las air sloinntearachd \u2013 mar eisimpleir, tha an sloinneadh mac Choinnich tric air nochdadh mar an cinneadh MacKenzie, agus tha an sloinneadh mac \u00ccomhair air nochdadh mar an cinneadh MacIver.<\/p>

Tha an siostam sloinnidh ag ainmeachadh cuideigin as d\u00e8idh athair agus a sheanair, mar Domhnall mac Iain mhic Fhionnlaigh, ach cha b\u2019 e seo mar a bha a\u2019 ch\u00f9is an c\u00f2mhnaidh. Uaireannan bhiodh cuideigin air a shloinneadh as d\u00e8idh ge bith c\u00f2 thog e, \u2018s d\u00f2cha br\u00e0thair-athair, no piuthar-m\u00e0thar, no sean-ph\u00e0rant, agus uaireannan eile \u2018s d\u00f2cha gum b\u2019 e ainm sinnsear ainmeil a bh\u2019 air, le iomadach ginealach air fh\u00e0gail \u00e0s.<\/p>

Bhiodh daoine cuideachd air an ainmeachadh as d\u00e8idh far-ainmean pearsanta, an d\u00e0rna cuid buadhan corporra, m.e., B\u00e0n, Dubh, Ruadh, Buidhe, agus msaa., no bho na ci\u00f9ird aca, m.e., Clachair, T\u00e0illear, Muillear, Saighdear (mar is trice a' comharrachadh Peinnseanair Airm), agus msaa.<\/p>

Saighdear (mar is trice a' comharrachadh Peinnseanair Airm), agus msaa.\nAch a-rithist, dh\u2019fhaodadh na far-ainmean f\u00e0s oighreachail, gun a bhith a\u2019 buntainn gu s\u00f2nraichte ris an neach air an robh an ainm. \u2018S d\u00f2cha nach a gobha a bhiodh ann an Domhnall Gobha idir, ach d\u00ecreach gum buineadh e do theaghlach anns an robh gobhainn bho chionn fhada. Agus anns an aon d\u00f2igh, chan fheumadh falt ruadh a bhith air Iain Ruadh idir, ach gum buineadh e do theaghlach anns an robh daoine le falt ruadh gu h-eachdraidheil, no gun robh e de sh\u00ecol sinnsear ainmeil air choireigin aig an robh falt ruadh. Ach aig an aon \u00e0m, feumaidh sinn cuimhneachadh nach fheumadh buinteanas a bhith aig a h-uile T\u00e0illear ann an sg\u00ecre ris an aon t\u00e0illeir, no aig a h-uile Buidheach ris an aon neach b\u00e0n!<\/p>

Mar a bha ainmean G\u00e0idhealach gam Beurlachadh, b\u2019 e uaireannan far-ainm an teaghlaich an cinneadh Beurla a dheidheadh iad \u2013 \u2018s e Smith eisimpleir follaiseach dhan a seo \u2013 ach tha cuid nach eil cho furasta aithneachadh. C\u00f2, mar eisimpleir, a chanadh gum b\u2019 e an aon chinneadh a bha ann an Walker agus MacNockiter? Ach cha robh ann an MacNockiter ach oidhirp Mac an Fh\u00f9cadair fhuaimneachadh ann am Beurla \u2013 tha Walker (as d\u00e8idh waulker, a\u2019 ciallachadh f\u00f9cadair) a-nis air tighinn na \u00e0ite anns na h-eileanan, ann an Uibhist a Deas gu h-\u00e0raid.<\/p>

Tha feadhainn de chinnidhean a tha a\u2019 nochdadh anns na h-eileanan aig a bheil blas gu math Gallda, ach chan eil seo an c\u00f2mhnaidh a\u2019 ciallachadh gur e teaghlach Gallda a bh\u2019 annta. Gu math tric, nuair a bha cinnidhean Beurla gan cleachdadh an toiseach, bhiodh na cl\u00e0radairean a\u2019 cleachdadh ainm Gallda air an robh iad e\u00f2lach, ann an \u00e0ite ainm G\u00e0idhlig sam bith a bha ro dhoirbh dhaibh. \u2018S e ainm a Siorrachd \u00c0ir gu h-\u00e0raid a th\u2019 ann an Kerr, ach bha an t-ainm cumanta anns na Hearadh, agus ann an sg\u00ecrean eile san iar-thuath.<\/p>

\u2018S d\u00f2cha gur ann bhon ainm \u2018Carrach\u2019 a th\u00e0inig e an toiseach, a\u2019 ciallachadh ce\u00e0rr-l\u00e0mhach, agus \u2018s d\u00f2cha gur bho shinnsear ainmeil a bha ce\u00e0rr-l\u00e0mhach a th\u00e0inig an t-ainm. Tha blas gu math Gallda aig Montgomery cuideachd, a tha ri lorg ann an Le\u00f2dhas, ach tha e a\u2019 nochdadh ann an seann chl\u00e0ran mar MacGumraid, no eadhon MacGumbry, a tha ga ar f\u00e0gail a\u2019 beachdachadh am b\u2019 e Montgomery a chaidh chur gu G\u00e0idhlig, no an e MacGumraid a chaidh a chur gu Beurla.<\/p>

Ciad Ainmean<\/h3>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n

Bha ciad ainmean dhaoine a\u2019 fulang gu m\u00f2r ann an l\u00e0mhan nan daoine a bha a\u2019 d\u00e8anamh an eadar-theangachaidh bho Gh\u00e0idhlig gu Beurla. <\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Nuair a chaidh t\u00f2iseachadh air na cl\u00e0ran s\u00ecobhalta an toiseach, cha sgr\u00ecobhadh an neach-cl\u00e0raidh ainm ann an G\u00e0idhlig, agus bha iad a\u2019 cur s\u00ecos ainm Beurla a bha iadsan a\u2019 smaoineachadh a bha freagarrach. Gu m\u00ec-fhortanach cha b\u2019 e an aon ainmean a bha gach neach-cl\u00e0raidh ri taghadh!<\/p>

Chan eil e annasach faicinn aon ainm Beurla an uair a th\u00e8id leanabh a bhreith, ainm eile aig am p\u00f2saidh agus ainm eadar-dhealaichte an uair a bh\u00e0saicheas e. Bha ainmean bhoireannach gu h-\u00e0raid a\u2019 fulang, agus bha ainm mar Gormal, a bha air a chleachdadh tric ann an Nis, ach nach robh cho cumanta ann an sg\u00ecrean eile, a\u2019 fairtleachadh air cuid den luchd-cl\u00e0raidh. Bha cuid a\u2019 cleachdadh Gormelia, ach bha feadhainn eile a\u2019 cleachdadh Amelia, Emily agus Camelia. Bha feadhainn eile a\u2019 cur s\u00ecos Dorothy agus Dorcas, agus fi\u00f9 Naomi!<\/p>

Bha Oighrig air a sgr\u00ecobhadh ann an iomadach d\u00f2igh \u2013 Effie, Euphemia, Erica, Efrica, Africa, Harriet, agus ann an Le\u00f2dhas gu h-\u00e0raid, Henrietta and Etta. Anns na seann chl\u00e0ran eaglais bha cuid fi\u00f9 \u2018s a\u2019 sgr\u00ecobhadh Eric \u2013 agus bha sin a\u2019 togail ceist d\u00e8 an gn\u00e8 a bha anns an leanabh! Chaidh ainmean balach a chuir air d\u00f2igh na bu luaithe le bhith dol gu sgr\u00ecobhaidhean Homer agus Cogadh nan Trojans \u2013 Alexander, Philip, Hector, Aeneas, Evander, agus mar sin air adhart.<\/p>

Cha robh gnothaich aig an duine air an robh an t-ainm ris a\u2019 ch\u00f9is \u2013 \u2019s e an t-ainm G\u00e0idhlig a bhathas a\u2019 cleachdadh co-dhi\u00f9 anns an dachaigh. Cha bhiodh a\u2019 chuid mh\u00f2r ri coimhead d\u00e8 bha dol dha na cl\u00e0ran, agus am b\u2019 urrainn dhaibh a bhith air an leughadh nam faiceadh iad iad? An corra uair a bha feum air an ainm oifigeil \u2019s e an t-ainm Beurla a bha cunntadh, agus bha e na b\u2019 fhasa an t-ainm a bha anns na cl\u00e0ran a chleachdadh. An uair a th\u00f2isich daoine ri faighinn a\u2019 pheinnsein, bha buairidhean ann an uair a fhuair iad a-mach airson a\u2019 chiad uair d\u00e8 an t-ainm a bha cl\u00e0raichte air an son!<\/p>

<\/div>

Ionnsaich Tuilleadh<\/h2>
\n

Sloinntearachd nan Eilean Siar<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
Aon de na trioblaidean as motha a tha againn ann a bhith rannsachadh teaghlaichean anns na h-Eileanan Siar \u2019s e cho gann... Tuilleadh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n

Seirbhis Sloinntearachd \u2018C\u00f2 Leis Thu?\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
\u2018S urrain dhuit do shinnsearan \u00e0s na h-Eilean Siar a lorg tro ar seirbhis sloinntearachd, \u2018C\u00f2 Leis Thu?\u2019. Tuilleadh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n

Beul-Aithris<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
Le beul-aithris tha fiosrachadh agad bho eachdraidh-teaghlaich, \u00f2rain, sgeulachdan, agus tha e cuideachd a\u2019 cumail lorg air c\u00e0irdeas... Tuilleadh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n

A' Toirt \u00d2rdugh Air Ainmean<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
In using any written sources, it is essential to bear in mind that the people of the islands were overwhelmingly Gaelic speaking. These records were … Tuilleadh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
\"\"<\/figure>

Rannsaich st\u00f2ras Hiort an asgaidh<\/h2>\n\n

Tha toraidhean an st\u00f2r-d\u00e0ta airson Hiort air fad an asgaidh, le taing dhan a\u2019 Mhaoin-Dualchais. Thoir s\u00f9il air tasglann Hiort airson faicinn mar a tha an st\u00f2r-d\u00e0ta ag obair!<\/p>\n\n

Thoir s\u00f9il air Hiort<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is probably only in the last two hundred years that the people of the Western Isles have used surnames. Previously, although people recognised that they did belong to certain large family groups, they used patronymics, rather than surnames. Unfortunately, these patronymics had a habit of being translated as surnames by people unused to the […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2869,"parent":4149,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4298","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nNames of the Western Isles - Hebrides People Staging<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Names of the Western Isles - Hebrides People Staging\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It is probably only in the last two hundred years that the people of the Western Isles have used surnames. Previously, although people recognised that they did belong to certain large family groups, they used patronymics, rather than surnames. Unfortunately, these patronymics had a habit of being translated as surnames by people unused to the […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/gd\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hebrides People Staging\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-11-24T11:53:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Seallam-Picture.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"460\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/\",\"name\":\"Names of the Western Isles - Hebrides People Staging\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Seallam-Picture.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-04-16T16:56:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-24T11:53:38+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"gd\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"gd\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Seallam-Picture.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Seallam-Picture.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":460,\"caption\":\"A small cluster of houses, made possible by the Scottish Land Fund, is located on green hills overlooking a sandy coastline and calm sea, with rolling hills in the background under a clear sky. This development represents a successful outcome for the community.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Find your family\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Western Isles Genealogy\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Names of the Western Isles\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/\",\"name\":\"Hebrides People Staging\",\"description\":\"Discover your Hebridean roots\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"gd\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Names of the Western Isles - Hebrides People Staging","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Names of the Western Isles - Hebrides People Staging","og_description":"It is probably only in the last two hundred years that the people of the Western Isles have used surnames. Previously, although people recognised that they did belong to certain large family groups, they used patronymics, rather than surnames. Unfortunately, these patronymics had a habit of being translated as surnames by people unused to the […]","og_url":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/gd\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/","og_site_name":"Hebrides People Staging","article_modified_time":"2023-11-24T11:53:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":460,"url":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Seallam-Picture.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/","url":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/","name":"Names of the Western Isles - Hebrides People Staging","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Seallam-Picture.jpg","datePublished":"2023-04-16T16:56:12+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-24T11:53:38+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"gd","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"gd","@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Seallam-Picture.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Seallam-Picture.jpg","width":640,"height":460,"caption":"A small cluster of houses, made possible by the Scottish Land Fund, is located on green hills overlooking a sandy coastline and calm sea, with rolling hills in the background under a clear sky. This development represents a successful outcome for the community."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/names-of-the-western-isles\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Find your family","item":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Western Isles Genealogy","item":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/find-your-family\/genealogy-of-the-western-isles\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Names of the Western Isles"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/","name":"Hebrides People Staging","description":"Discover your Hebridean roots","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"gd"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4298"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8501,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4298\/revisions\/8501"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/gd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}