Raonaid

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Ragnhildr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrˠɯːnɪtʲ/
  • (North Uist) IPA(key): /ˈrˠɤːnɪtʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form Raghnaid)

Proper noun

Raonaid f

  1. a female given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Rachel, though they are etymologically unrelated.

References

  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
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