Gilleasbaig

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