Given name
Lugaid
“one who serves the god Lugus”
Lugaid is a masculine given name from Primitive Irish, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Old Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lugaid goes back to Proto-Celtic *Lugudixs, meaning “one who serves the god Lugus.”
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Where it comes from
Lugaid comes from Primitive Irish, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌᚒᚇᚓᚉᚉᚐᚄ, from Proto-Celtic *Lugudixs (“one who serves the god Lugus”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to serve”), built from Proto-Celtic *Lugus + *-dixs (“honor”).
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Lugaid’s family of names
In Old Irish usage, Lugaid continues an earlier form in ᚂᚒᚌᚒᚇᚓᚉᚉᚐᚄ.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lugaid
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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