Irish Translation Forum

ive looked everywhere and i can not find a translation for "servant of God"

djorden wrote:ive looked everywhere and i can not find a translation for "servant of God"

Well, literally:

Searbhónta Dé

I'm wondering, though, if we can't take an older word that is now more often found in surnames?

Giolla Dé

Wait for more input on this.

Redwolf

As given in ABN..

seirbhíseach Dé ~ "servant of God"

Wait for more yet.

i was told Gillechriosd was the translation for servant of christ for old gaelic but im not certain

Ah, you're confusing the "meaning" of a name with a translation. A name may have begun as an ordinary word or phrase, and its spelling and pronunciation over time may change. Also, the rest of the language may change, so that the name is no longer the normal way of saying whatever it was that the name originally meant. The words "searbhónta" or "seirbhíseach" would commonly be used for "servant" today. As Redwolf said, giolla is an older word for servant that is common in surnames such as Mac Giolla Bhríde ("servant of St. Bridget").

Also, you asked for servant of God, not servant of Christ. Which did you want?

Finally, did you want Scottish Gaelic, or Irish Gaelic? Usually the word "Gaelic" on its own refers to the gaelic language spoken in parts of Scotland. I think the name Gilchrist is of Scottish origin.

maybe something like "Mac Giolla Dé"..

i would like irish and yes servant of god is the one i really want

In that case, if you want to say "servant of God", I would use:

Redwolf wrote:Searbhónta Dé

If you want a name that means "servant of God", I would use:

rossai wrote:maybe something like "Mac Giolla Dé"..