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SurnamesSloinnidhean
There are plenty of names in Scotland that either are derived from the Gaelic names, or there are Gaelic variations. Many names have masculine and feminine forms, so the surname will change according to the person’s gender. Mac (son of) for males and nic (daughter of), for females. Tha tòrr shloinnidhean Albannach a tha a’ tighinn o ainmean Gàidhlig no bho eadar-theangaichean Ghàidhlig. Tha ainmean boireann is fireann ann a rèir gnè dhaoine air a bheil an t-ainm.

Name	Sloinneadh: Fireann (Male)	Sloinneadh: Boireann (Female)
Anderson	MacAnndrais		NicAnndrais
Black	MacIlleDhuibh		NicIlleDhuibh
Cameron	Camshron		Chamsron
Campbell	Caimbeul		Chaimbeul
Fraser	Friseal		Fhriseal
Gilchrist	MacIllechriosda		NicIllechriosda
Gillies	MacIllìosa		NicIllìosa
Macdonald	MacDhòmhnaill; Dòmhnallach		NicDhòmhnaill; Dhòmhnallach
MacKenzie	MacChoinnich		NicCoinnich
MacLeod	MacLeòid		NicLeòid
MacNeil	MacNèill		NicNèill
MacSween	MacSuain		NicSuain
Matheson	MacMhathain		NicMhathain
Murray	Moireach		Mhoireach
Nicol/Nicolson	MacNeacail		NicNeacail
Robertson	Robasdan; MacDhonnchaidh		Robasdan; NicDhonnchaidh
Smith	Mac a’ Ghobhainn		Nic a’ Ghobhainn
Stewart	Stiùbhart		Stiùbhart
Thomson	MacThòmais		NicThòmais
Wilson	MacUilleim		NicUilleim