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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: Aedammair, Affraic, Aibhilin, Aine (given name), Anann, Athracht, Badb, Banba, Barrdhubh, Beag, Bean Mhidhe, Bebinn, Begnet, Ben Muman, Be Chuille, Be Fail, Birog, Boann, Bodhmall, Brian, Brigid, Bronach, Cacht, Caer Ibormeith, Cailleach, Cainnech (Irish name), Caintigern, Cairenn, Carman, Catriona, Cessair, Cethlenn, Ciara (given name), Cliodhna, Cobhlaith, Conainne, Danand, Danu (Irish goddess), Darbiled, Darerca, Deichtine, Deirdre, Dubhchobhlaigh, Dubh Essa, Dub Lemna, Dymphna, Eriu, Ernmas, Ethniu, Fedelm (Irish name), Femia, Findabair, Fineamhain, Fionnghuala (Irish name), Fionnuala, Flann (female name), Flidais, Fodla, Forbflaith, Gormflaith (Irish name), Grainne (given name), Lasairfhiona (Irish name), Liadain, List of Scottish Gaelic given names, Li Ban, Macha, Mael Muire (female name), Maeve (Irish name), Modwenna, Moninne, Mor (Irish name), Mor Muman (Irish name), Muirchertach, Muirenn, Nemain, Niamh (mythology), Onora, Orlaith, Plor na mBan, Raghnailt, Sadhbh, Saorlaith, Scathach, Scota, Seamus, Sile (Irish name), Siobhan, Sithmaith, Slaine (Gaelic name), Sunniva, Tadhg, Tailtiu, The Morrigan, Tomnat, Tuathflaith, Uallach, Uasal, Una. Excerpt: This list of Scottish Gaelic given names shows Scottish Gaelic given names beside their English language equivalent. In some cases, the equivalent can be a cognate, in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name, or in other cases it can be an etymologically unrelated name. The Morrigan ("phantom queen") or Morrigan ("great queen"), also written as Morrigu or in the plural as Morrigna, and spelt Morrighan or Mor-rioghain in Modern Irish, is a figure from Irish mythology who appears to have been considered a goddess, although she is not explicitly referred to as such in the texts. The Morrigan is a goddess of battle, strife, and sovereignty. She sometimes appears in the form of a crow, flying above the warriors, and in the Ulster cycle she also takes the form of an eel, a wolf and a cow. She is generally considered a war deity comparable with the Germanic Valkyries, although her association with a cow may also suggest a role connected with wealth and the land. She is often depicted as a trio of goddesses, all sisters, although membership of the triad varies; the most common combinations are Badb, Macha and Nemain, or Badb, Macha and Anand; Anand is also given as an alternate name for Morrigu. Other accounts name Fea, and others. There is some disagreement over the meaning of the Morrigan's name. Mor may derive from an Indo-European root connoting terror or monstrousness, cognate with the Old English maere (which survives in the modern English word "nightmare") and the Scandinavian mara and the Old Russian "mara" ("nightmare"); while rigan translates as 'queen'. This can be reconstructed in Proto-Celtic as *Moro-r gan -s. Accordingly, Morrigan is often translated as "Phantom Queen." This is the derivation generally favoured in current scholarship. In the Middle Irish period the name is often spelled Morrigan with a lengthening diacritic over the 'o', seemingly intended to mean "Great Queen" (Old Irish mor, 'great'; this would derive from
