gille-Brìghde
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From gille (“servant”) + Brìghde (“St Brigid”).
Noun[edit]
gille-Brìghde m (genitive singular gille-Bhrìghde, plural gillean-Brìghde)
- oystercatcher (due to the bird's association in folklore with Saint Brigid)
Synonyms[edit]
See also[edit]
- Gillebrìghde (personal name with the same derivation)