The Highlanders of Scotland - Clan Strachan Society

AND NOTES] OF SCOTLAND 397
Gartnait f. Donnel (657-663). The father's name is Domnall or Donald
(Dumno-valos, "World-Kinsf '')> ^^^ 't is Irish. He was himself
likely a Scot of Dalriada.
Drest frater ejus (663-672). Drust is meant. It is a common name
and purely Pictish. Its longer form is Drostan, o'd Cornish
inscription Drustagni more celebrated as Tristan ; or Tristram of
the legends. Stokes makes the root drut, W. drud^ brave, strong.
Compare Eng. trust and the terminal trud in Teutonic names
(Ger-trude, &c.).
Bridei f. Bili (672-693}. Brude, son of Bili or Beli, King of Strathclyde.
The name is British (Ir. bil, good).
laran f. Entfidich (693-697). Taranis was the Gaulish " thunder" deity.
W. taran, thunder. Adamnan has Tarainus, a Pict. The Irish
Annals give Enfidaig for the father's name, En-fidach possibly ;
Fidach, son of Cruithne, and Vid, already discussed, have the
same root.
Bridei f. Derili (697-706). Brude, son of Derile. The der may be an
intensive prefix, as in W. Der-guist, O. Br. Der-monoc. There are
also Uergard and Doirgarto, which came from Der-gart, gart being
as in Gartnait.
Nectan f. Derili {706-724-729), brother of above.
Drust and Alpin co-reigned. The name Alpin is purely British ; if
native, the root is alb^ white, as in Alpes, the Alps. It seems allied
to the name Alba, the older Albion.
Onfiust f. Urgust (730-760). Angus, son of Fergus. Both names are
common to British and Irish. They mean " Unique Choice " and
" Super-choice."
Bridei f. Urgust (760-762), Angus's brother.
Ciniod f. Wirdech (762-774). Kenneth, son of Feradach. An early
mythic king was called Wradech, Ir. Annals, Uuradech, that is,
Feradach. The name seems both Ir. and Pictish.
Alpin f. Wroid (774-779). Ir. Annals, Feroth and Ferith, compare
W. Gueruduc.
Drust f. Talorgan (779-783).
Talorgcm f. Onnust or An^us (783-786).
Canaul f. Tarla (783-788), mis-reading for Conall, son of Tadg, both
names being purely Irish, and he seems to have been a Scot
interloper.
Constantin f. Urgust (d. 820). Constantine is Latin ; Fergus, already
discussed.
Unnust f. Urgust (820-833). Angus, son of Fergus, his brother.
Drest or Drust f. Consta7itin, and Talorgan f. Utholl, co-reigned
3 years.
Uiven or Eogan f. linnust or Angus (836-838). Eogan is both British
and Gaelic.
Wrad f. Bctrgoit, 3 years. [Possibly Dergairt.]
Bred or Brude, son of Dergard, " Ultimus rex Pictorum " (St Andrews
Priory Reg.). For Dergart, see Bridei f. Derili.