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Galbraith Station
The surname Galbraith is derived from the Gaelic languages, Gaelic elements , meaning "stranger", and ''Breathnach'', meaning "Celtic Briton, Briton". As such, the surname can be taken to mean "British foreigner", "British Scandinavian", "foreign Briton",#B1, Black (1971) p. 285. or "stranger-Briton". The surname ''Galbraith'' can be rendered in Scottish Gaelic as . The surname is borne by members of Clan Galbraith. The clan is known in Gaelic as . The earliest recorded chief of this family may be "", a man attested in 1193. This man's name could indicate that he was either of Welsh people, Welsh or North British ancestry. Early examples of forms of the surname include: "" in 1208×1214; "" in 1208×1214; "" in 1208×1214; "" in 1239; "" in 1208×1241; and "" in 1208×1265. People * Alastair Galbraith (musician), (born 1965) musician from Dunedin, New Zealand * Catherine G Galbraith, expert in cell migration and super-resolution microscopy * Clare Calbraith (born 1974), English ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Languages
The Goidelic ( ) or Gaelic languages (; ; ) form one of the two groups of Insular Celtic languages, the other being the Brittonic languages. Goidelic languages historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from Ireland through the Isle of Man to Scotland. There are three modern Goidelic languages: Irish language, Irish ('), Scottish Gaelic ('), and Manx language, Manx ('). Manx died out as a first language in the 20th century but has since been revived to some degree. Nomenclature ''Gaelic'', by itself, is sometimes used to refer to Scottish Gaelic, especially in Scotland, and therefore is ambiguous. Irish language, Irish and Manx language, Manx are sometimes referred to as Irish Gaelic and Manx Gaelic (as they are Goidelic or Gaelic languages), but the use of the word ''Gaelic'' is unnecessary because the terms Irish and Manx, when used to denote languages, always refer to those languages. This is in contrast to Scottish Gaelic, for which "Gaelic" distinguishes the langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
