Meaning and background
The story behind Tavish
Tavish has a Scottish Gaelic name history connected with Tàmhas, the Gaelic form of Thomas. More precisely, it represents an Anglicised form of a Gaelic grammatical form; it can also be understood through the surname McTavish. Those details give Tavish a real Scottish context rather than a free-standing Celtic adjective meaning “brave”.
- Origin
- Scottish Anglicisation of a Thàmhais, a grammatical form of Gaelic Tàmhas (Thomas); also connected with McTavish. Source
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