Gilleasbaig

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Gilleasbuig, Gilleaspuig, GilleEasbaig

Etymology

From gille (“servant”) +‎ easbaig (“bishop”), with the second element of the name being derived from Latin episcopus.

The origin of the Anglicisation Archibald is obscure, but could possibly be based on the word archbishop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ̥ʲɪˈʎes̪pɪkʲ/

Proper noun

Gilleasbaig m (genitive Ghilleasbaig or 'Illeasbaig, vocative a Ghilleasbaig or 'Illeasbaig, diminutive Gilleasbachan or Eairdsidh)

1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Gillespie or Archibald, though the latter is etymologically unrelated.

Mutation

Mutation of Gilleasbaig

radical	lenition
Gilleasbaig	Ghilleasbaig

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.