Could decline in traditional Gaelic nicknames mean a farewell to Red-Haired Katie and Murdo of the Eyebrows?
It is a centuries old Hebridean tradition to distinguish people who had similar surnames. But the custom of giving friends and family unofficial Gaelic nicknames is dying out due to a decline in the number of speakers of the language. The practice has used people's appearance, where they are from or who their parents are to give them a unique name alongside their formal name, often based on characteristics such as hair colour, height and distinguishing features.
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