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Ealasaid; Beathag (Lochs); Slaine (Hebrides and Skye)
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Name: Elizabeth. Equivalents: Bessie, Betsy, Betty, Leeby, Leezie, Liza and Eliza (Zetland); Eppy and Ibby (Papa Stour); Betty, Bess and Betsy (Hebrides); Sophia and Salvia (Lochs). Note: In the Lochs district of Lewis Sophia and Salvia are the same as Elizabeth. Salvia is the pet-name for the Gaelic name Slaine (pronounced “Slaunya”). Slaine is also used for Julia in Harris and for Sophia in Skye.
Category: Ainmean Pearsanta Bhoireannach / Female Personal Names
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[Sunniva]
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Name: Sunniva. Equivalents: Sinnie and in one instance lately Sunnivoe (Zetland). Note. The name Sunniva has practically gone out of use in Zetland as the pet-name ‘Sinnie’ is not liked, and yet in its original form it was a pretty name.
Category: Ainmean Pearsanta Bhoireannach / Female Personal Names
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ainm-baidh
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nickname, pet name.
Origin: [Strathglass]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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blàrag
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pet name for a cow with a white patch on its forehead.
Location: South Uist, Stoneybridge
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ciora
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[ciɾə] Note: a pet sheep, even when old.
Origin: Carloway, Doune
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ciora
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a pet lamb, hand-fed, male or female. The name still applies to the same animal after reaching maturity, i.e. once a ciora always a ciora!
Origin: Lewis, Uig
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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ciora
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pet ewe or hogg. (smait)
Origin: Leòdhas [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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ciora
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pet ewe or hogg, thà.
Origin: Leòdhas [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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ciora
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a pet lamb or sheep.
Origin: [Arran]
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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ciora
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pet ewe hogg or sheep.
Origin: [Arran]
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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ciora
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[ciɾə] Note: a pet sheep or lamb.
Origin: [Caversta]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ciora
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pet hogg or sheep.
Origin: [the questionnaire gives Ross and Cromarty but it is most probably meant as the county not origin]
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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ciora (uain)
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pet lamb.
Origin: Leòdhas [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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cioradh
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pet sheep.
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ciosa, ciosa, ciosa
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call to a lamb. Heard Kishmul Castle built on the rock Steinn was derived from ciosa-maol – enough growth there to support one hornless pet lamb.
Origin: Barra
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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ciridh
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pet sheep.
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cnàmhdag
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pet name for a sheep.
Location: Benbecula, Muir of Aird
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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donnach
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pet name for cattle.
Location: North Uist, Grimsay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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foileigean
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[fɔlɛɡʹɛṉ] Quotation: Ciamar a tha thu an diugh a’ foileigean. Notes: a pet term for a small boy.
Location: Skye, Harlosh
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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keer, keer
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call to a pet lamb. (Stoer, Assynt)
Origin: Assynt, Stoer
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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liathan
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pet name for cattle.
Location: North Uist, Grimsay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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loircean
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[ɫɔɾcɑṉ] Note: pet term for a small child.
Origin: [Barvas]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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luragan
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pet.
Location: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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moigein
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pet name
Origin: Barra
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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pait
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pet lamb. (Stoer, Assynt)
Origin: Assynt, Stoer
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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peat othaisg no caora
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[pet ewe-hogg or sheep.]
Origin: [Islay, Ballygrant]
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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peat uain
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[pet lambs.]
Origin: [Islay, Ballygrant]
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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peata
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pet ewe or hogg.
Origin: Leòdhas [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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peata (m), peatachan (pl)
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pet cow.
Origin: Tiree
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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peata (uain)
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pet lamb.
Origin: Leòdhas [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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peata caora
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pet ewe-hogg or sheep.
Origin: Ross of Mull
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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peata-caillich
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old woman’s pet.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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peatan
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wee pet.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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peate oaisg
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[sic] [peata?] pet ewe-hogg or sheep.
Origin: Ross of Mull
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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peatraid
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[pet̪əɾɑdʹʒ] Notes: partridge.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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peat’-uan, peatan
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[pl] pet lamb.
Origin: Ross of Mull
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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peit
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[petʹ] Quot.: “Peit an Aona-cheum”. Note: local place-name. DJMK considers this to be a shallow place or ford.
Location: [Lewis], South Lochs, Caversta
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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peiteag
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[petʹɑɡ] Notes: waistcoat.
Location: Canada, Christmas Island
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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peiteag
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[petʹɑɡ] Quot.: “peiteag chloimh”. Note: tuft of wool as found on the moor.
Origin: [Barvas]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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peitean
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[petʹɑ̃ṉ] Notes: “a knitted blue jersey”. Also “peitean gorm”.
Location: Sutherland, Embo
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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peitean
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[petʹɑṉ] Notes: woollen jersey.
Location: Ross-shire, Aultbea
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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peitean
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[petʹɑṉ] Quot.: peitean-mór. Note: with sleeves as worn by fishermen.
Origin: Lewis, Uig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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peuta
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pet lamb.
Origin: Tiree
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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piatan
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pet lamb.
Location: South Uist, Daliburgh
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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piatan
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pet.
Origin: Barra
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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piatan
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Notes: pet lamb.
Origin: North Uist
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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piatan
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pet lamb.
Origin: Tiree
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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piatan
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pet lamb.
Origin: [the questionnaire gives Ross and Cromarty but it is most probably meant as the county not origin]
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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piathlain cachda
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would be said of an annoying pet or person always clinging onto you.
Location: North Uist, Grimsay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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pàilidh
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[pɑ:li] Notes: a pet term used for a small creature.
Location: Skye, Kilmuir
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sgiathan
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pet name for cattle.
Location: North Uist, Grimsay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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siugan
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a pet name for a calf who was fed by bucket feed – ‘laogh pùcaid’. [NOTES: ‘pùcaid’ corrected to ‘pucaid’.]
Location: South Uist, Bornish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sugan
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(suckler) pet name for a calf.
Origin: Tiree
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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sùgan
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pet lamb, chan eil.
Origin: Leòdhas [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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tromach
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pet name for cattle.
Location: North Uist, Grimsay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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uan pheta
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pet lamb.
Origin: [Arran]
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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uilleagan
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toy, pet, term of endearment.
Location: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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“latha eadar an da shian”
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a “pet” of a day.
Origin: Harris, Horgabost or Harris, Kyles Stockinish
Category: Sìde / Weather
