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Gilleasbaig
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Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
gd Gilleasbuig Gilleaspuig GilleEasbaig
Etymology
From gd gille servant easbaig bishop, with the second element of the name being derived from gd la episcopus.
The origin of the Anglicisation Archibald is obscure, but could possibly be based on the word archbishop.
Pronunciation
gd /ɡ̥ʲɪˈʎes̪pɪkʲ/
Proper noun
m Ghilleasbaig,'Illeasbaig -achan,Eairdsidh
gd male Old Irish Gillespie,Archibald, though the latter is etymologically unrelated.
Mutation
G illeasbaig
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