Given name · also Old Norse

Sgàire

Sgàire is a masculine given name, probably from Old Norse. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

A possible origin is Old Norse, although the derivation remains uncertain.

How it developed

Probably from Old Norse Skári.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sgàire’s family of names

In Scottish Gaelic usage, Sgàire has a conventional equivalent in the English form Zachary.

Walk Sgàire’s family in the name graph

SgàireZachary

The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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