Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• gille-Brìghde
• gille-brìde
• gille-Brìde

Noun

gille-brìghde m ‎(genitive singular gille-bhrìghde, plural gillean-brìghde)

1. a personal name meaning 'servant of [Saint] Brigid'
2. oystercatcher, due to the bird's association in folklore with Saint Brigid

Synonyms

• brìd-eun
• trìlleachan