Peadar
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| Pronunciation | Irish: [ˈpʲad̪ˠəɾˠ] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine |
| Language(s) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Derivation | petros |
| Meaning | "stone", "rock" |
| Other names | |
| Cognate(s) | Peter |
| See also | Pádraig |
Peadar is a masculine given name in Irish and Scottish Gaelic (in Manx the name is spelt Peddyr).[1][2] The names are ultimately derived from the Greek word petros, meaning "stone, rock", making them cognates to English Peter.[1]
List of people with the given name
- Peadar Ó Doirnín (c. 1700 – 1769) Ulster poet, part of the Airgíalla tradition of poetry and song
- Peadar Andrews, Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Dublin
- Peadar Byrne, Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Meath
- Peadar Carton, Hurling player for Dublin and O'Tooles
- Peadar Clancy (1888–1920), member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who served in the Four Courts garrison during the 1916 Easter Rising
- Peadar Clohessy (born 1934), retired Irish Progressive Democrat politician
- Peadar Cowan (1903–1962), Irish politician
- Peadar Doyle (died 1956), Irish politician
- Peadar Duignan (1898–1955), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- Peadar Gaskins, former Irish football player who played as a full back
- Peadar Kearney (1883–1942), Irish republican and composer of numerous rebel songs
- Peadar Kirby, author and academic at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Limerick
- Peadar Livingstone (1930–1989), Roman Catholic Priest for the Diocese of Clogher in Ireland
- Peadar Mac Fhionnlaoich (1857–1942), born in County Donegal, Ireland
- Peadar Maher (1924–2012), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and publican
- Peadar Ó Guilín, Irish author
- Peadar O'Donnell (1893–1986), Irish republican Marxist activist and writer
- Peadar O'Loughlin, Irish flute, fiddle, and uilleann pipes player from Kilmaley County Clare
- Peadar Tóibín (born 1974), Irish politician
- Peadar Uí Gealacáin (1793–1860), Irish scribe and hedge school master
- Peadar Ua Laoghaire (1839–1920), Irish writer and Catholic priest
See also
References
- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 219, 354, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ^ Robertson, Boyd; Taylor, Iain (2003), Teach Yourself Gaelic, Teach Yourself, pp. 340–341