MasculineForenames

=Masculine Forenames=

A masculine forename can have two different case forms:
 * a basic nominative/dative form (e.g. //Ailean//)
 * a slenderised genitive form (e.g. //Ailein//).

If the basic form ends with either a vowel or a slender consonant, then both forms are identical (e.g. //Anndra//, //Iain//).

The initial consonant of the basic form of a masculine forename is by default fortis, but may have lenition forced by an immediately preceding leniting word (e.g. //do Chalum//). The initial consonant of the genitive form is by default lenis, but may have fortition forced by an immediately preceding co-positional de-leniting word (e.g. //MacCaluim, clann Dòmhnaill//).

Here are some examples of the different forms in use:
 * //Tha Seumas aig an taigh// ["James is at home" - nominative case]
 * //Tha Gàidhlig aig Seumas// ["James has Gaelic" - dative case]
 * //do Sheumas// [dative case, lenited by //do//]
 * //taigh Sheumais// ["James' house" - genitive case]
 * //clann Seumais// ["James' children" - genitive case, de-lenited by //clann//]

The written form of a masculine forename always begins with an uppercase letter.

Here is a list of masculine forenames:
 * ~ nominative ||~ genitive ||~ English ||
 * = Ailean ||= Ailein ||= Alan ||
 * = Ailig ||= Alec ||
 * = Alasdair ||= Alexander ||
 * = Aindrea ||= Andrew ||
 * = Amhlaidh ||= Aulay ||
 * = Anndra ||= Andrew ||
 * = Anndrais ||= Andrew ||
 * = Aonghas ||= Aonghais ||= Angus ||
 * = Artair ||= Arthur ||
 * = Cailean ||= Chailein ||= Colin ||
 * = Calum ||= Chaluim ||= Malcolm ||
 * = Caomhainn ||= Chaomhainn ||= Kevin ||
 * = Cathal ||= Chathail ||= Cathal ||
 * = Coinneach ||= Choinnich ||= Kenneth ||
 * = Colla ||= Cholla ||= Coll ||
 * = Comhnall ||= Chomhnaill ||= Conal ||
 * = Crìsdean ||= Chrìsdein ||= Christopher ||
 * = Dàibhidh ||= Dhàibhidh ||= David ||
 * = Deòrsa ||= Dheòrsa ||= George ||
 * = Diarmad ||= Dhiarmaid ||= Dermot ||
 * = Dòmhnall ||= Dhòmhnaill ||= Donald ||
 * = Donaidh ||= Dhonaidh ||= Donny ||
 * = Donnchadh ||= Dhonnchaidh ||= Duncan ||
 * = Dùghall ||= Dhùghaill ||= Dougal ||
 * = Dùghlas ||= Dhùghlais ||= Douglas ||
 * = Eachann ||= Eachainn ||= Hector ||
 * = Eideard ||=  ||= Edward ||
 * = Eàirdsidh/Eirdsidh ||= Archie ||
 * = Eanraig ||= Henry ||
 * = Eòghann ||= Eòghainn ||= Ewan ||
 * = Fearchar ||= Fhearchair ||= Farquhar ||
 * = Fearghas ||= Fhearghais ||= Fergus ||
 * = Fionnlagh ||= Fhionnlaigh ||= Finlay ||
 * = Frang ||= Fhraing ||= Frank ||
 * = Frangan ||= Fhrangain ||= Francis ||
 * = Friseal ||= Fhriseil ||= Fraser ||
 * = Gilleasbaig ||= Ghilleasbaig ||= Archibald, Gillespie ||
 * = Gillebrìde ||= Ghillebrìde ||= Gilbert ||
 * = Gillebeart ||= Ghillebeart? ||= Gilbert ||
 * = Gillìosa ||= Ghillìosa ||= Gillies ||
 * = Goiridh ||= Ghoiridh ||= Geoffrey ||
 * = Goraidh ||= Ghoraidh ||= Geoffrey ||
 * = Gòrdan ||= Ghòrdain ||= Gordon ||
 * = Grannd ||= Ghrannd* ||= Grant ||
 * = Greum ||= Ghreum* ||= Graham ||
 * = Griogair ||= Ghriogair ||= Gregor ||
 * = Harailt* ||= Harold ||
 * = Iain ||= John ||
 * = Iomhar ||= Iomhair ||= Edward ||
 * = Lachann ||= Lachainn? ||= Lachlan ||
 * = Lachlainn ||= Lachlan ||
 * = Lachlann ||= Lachlainn? ||= Lachlan ||
 * = Marc ||= Mhairc? ||= Mark ||
 * = Màrtainn ||= Mhàrtainn ||= Martin ||
 * = Mata ||= Mhata ||= Matthew ||
 * = Mìcheal ||= Mhìcheil ||= Michael ||
 * = Murchadh ||= Mhurchaidh ||= Murdo ||
 * = Maoileas ||=  ||= Myles ||
 * = Maoilios ||=  ||= Myles ||
 * = Niall ||= Neill ||= Neil ||
 * = Pàdraig ||= Phàdraig ||= Patrick, Peter ||
 * = Peadar ||= Pheadair ||= Peter ||
 * = Pòl ||= Phòil ||= Paul ||
 * = Raghnall ||= Raghnaill ||= Ronald ||
 * = Raibeart ||= Raibeirt ||= Robert ||
 * = Ruadh ||= Ruaidh ||= Roy ||
 * = Ruairidh ||= Roderick, Derek ||
 * = Ruaraidh ||= Ruairidh* ||= Roderick, Derek ||
 * = Seòras ||= Sheòrais ||= George ||
 * = Seumas ||= Sheumais ||= James ||
 * = Sìm ||= Shìm ||= Simon ||
 * = Somhairle ||= Shomhairle ||= Samuel ||
 * = Steaphan ||= Steaphain? ||= Steven ||
 * = Stiùbhart ||= Stiùbhairt? ||= Stewart ||
 * = Teàrlach ||= Theàrlaich ||= Charles ||
 * = Tòmas ||= Thòmais ||= Thomas ||
 * = Torcaill ||= Thorcaill ||= Torquil ||
 * = Torcall ||= Thorcaill ||= Torquil ||
 * = Tormod ||= Thormoid ||= Norman ||
 * = Uilleam ||= Uilleim ||= William ||

[Can we divide these names into different kinds? e.g. traditional, religious, pagan etc.]

Old Testament:

Àaron, Aaroin - Aaron Adhamh, Adhaimh? - Adam [contracted form: Adaidh - Addie] Daniel, Dhaniel - Daniel [contracted form: Dànaidh, Dhànaidh - Danny] Maos?, Mhaois - Moses

New Testament:

Eòin - John Ianatan - Jonathan

Saints:

Colum Cille, Choluim Chille - Columba

Other:

Bhaltair - Walter