This list is compiled from various published sources, and from the compiler's own experience of working with name equivalents as a practising genealogist - the prime lesson of which is that there is no such thing as a correct or one-and-only translation of a Gaelic name into English. The other important point to remember is that many other spellings of the Gaelic names given here will be found in the actual records, often in quite bizarre phonetic forms; and of course the same applies to some English names.
Adamh - Adam
Ailbeart - Albert
Ailean - Allan
Ailpean - Alpin
Aindreas/Anndra - Andrew
Alasdair/Alister - Alexander or Alick or Sandy
Aodh - Hugh or Odo or Otto or Eugene or Eugenius
Aonghas - Angus or Aeneas
Art/Artair - Arthur
Amhlaidh/Aulay - Ivar or Iver
Bean - Benjamin
Bearnard - Bernard
Bhaltair - Walter
Cailean - Colinus or Colin
Calum/Calman/Colmin/Colinus/Gillecolm/Malcoluim - Malcolm
Coinneach - Kenneth
Colla - Coll
Crisdean - Christopher
Daibhidh/Da’idh - David
Deorsa/Seoras - George
Domhnull - Donald or Daniel
Donnachadh - Duncan
Dughall - Dougald
Eachann - Hector
Eanruig/Heandraidh - Henry
Eobhan - Evan or Ewan or Ewen or Owen
Eoghan - Owen or Ewan or Evan or Ewen or Eugene or Eugenius or Hugh
Eoin/Iain - John
Fearchar - Farquhar
Filip - Philip or Finlay
Fionnladh - Finlay or Philip
Fraing/Frannsaidh - Francis
Gilleasbuig/Gillespie - Archibald
Gillebride - Bricius or Gilbert
Gillecriosd - Celestinus or Gilchrist or Christopher
Gille-Domhnaich/Maol-Domhnaich - Ludovick or Lewis
Gille-Iosa/Maol-Iosa - Gilles or Myles or Milesius or Malise
Gillemichel/Micheil - Michael
Gillemartain/Martuin - Martin
Gillemuire/Maolmuire - Myles
Gilpeder/Malpeder/Peadair - Peter
Goraidh/Guaidhre - Godfrey
Greumach - Graeme or Graham
Griogair - Gregory
Hamish/Seumas - James
Heandraidh/Eanruig - Henry
Iain/Eoin - John
Iomhair - Iver or Evander or Edward
Iosaiph - Joseph
Lachann/Lachlann - Lachlan
Laurin - Lorn
Luthais - Lewis or Louis
Lucas - Luke
Manus - Magnus
Maois - Moses
Malpedar/Gilpedar/Peadair - Peter
Maol-Domhnaich/Gille-Domhnaich - Ludovick or Lewis
Maol-Iosa/Gille-Iosa - Malise or Milesius or Myles or Gilles
Maolmuire/Gillemuire - Myles
Martainn/Martuin/Gillemartain - Martin
Matamh - Matthew
Micheil/Gillemichel - Michael
Muireach/Murcha - Murdoch
Neacal - Nicol
Niall - Niel or Nigellus or Nigel
Padruig/Paraig/Para - Patrick or Peter
Parlan - Bartholomew
Peadair/Gilpedar/Malpedar - Peter
Pol - Paul
Raibeart - Robert
Raonull - Ranald or Ronald
Ruairidh - Rory or Roderick
Ruaiseart - Richard
Seoras/Deorsa - George
Seosamh - Joseph
Seumas/Hamish - James
Sim - Simon
Solamh - Solomon
Somhairle - Sorley or Somerled or Samuel
Tearlach - Charles
Tavish/Tomas - Thomas
Torcall - Torquil
Thormod/Tormaid - Norman
Uilleam - William
Uailein - Wayland or Valentine
Uisdean - Hugh
Aimil - Amelia
Anabala - Annabella
Aine/Anna - Ann or Agnes or Nanny or Nancy
Aoibhe/Aoibhir - Eve or Eva
Aoife - Effie or Eufane or Euphemia or Phemie
Aoirig/Oighrig - Euphemia or Phemie or Eufane or Effie
Beataidh/Ealasaid - Betty or Elizabeth
Beathag - Bethoc or Bethia or Becca or Rebecca or Sophia
Beitris - Beatrice
Bryde - Bridget
Cairistine/Cairistiona - Christian or Christina or Christy or Tina
Catriona - Catherine
Ceit - Kate
Derbhail/Diorbhall - Devorgilla or Dorothy or Dolly
Ealasaid/Beataidh - Elizabeth or Betty
Eilidh - Ellen or Helen
Eubh - Eve
Fionnlamh/Fionnghala/Fionnaghel - Finola or Fenella or Penuel or Penelope or Florence or Flora
Giorsal - Grissel or Grace
Graine - Grace
Iseabal - Isabel or Isabella or Bel or Bella
Liusaidh/Luthaisea - Lucy or Louisa
Maili - May
Mairearad/Mairghread/Peigi - Margaret or Peggy
Mairi/Moire/Muire - Mary or Polly
Marsailidh/Marsali - Marjory
Moireach - Martha
Moire/Mor - Mary or Sarah or Sally or Polly
Mor/Morag - Sarah or Sally
Muireal/Mureall - Muriel
Nessa - Agnes
Oighrig/Aoirg - Euphemia or Effie
Peigi/Mairghread/Mairearad - Peggy or Margaret
Rachail/Raoghnailt - Rachael
Reullura - Laura
Seonaid - Janet or Jessie
Sileas - Sheelah or Sheila or Geillis or Gillia or Julia or Celia or Cecilia
Sine - Jane or Jean or Jenny
Sionag - Jeannie
Siusaidh - Susan
Sorcha/Soirge - Sarah or Clara
Una - Hanna or Winifred
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