Details for the forename Beathag

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Beathag (female)


Variants:	Beatrice (F) Beatrix (F) Behag (F) Bethoc (F) Rebecca (F) Sophia (F)
Can be spelt:	Beathog (F)
Masculine form:	Beathan (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP Clan MacLean website and others
Notes:	Scottish Gaelic form of Beatrice/Beatrix, from Latin "bringer of joy". ONC says Beathag is "often Anglicized as Sophia or Rebecca". Because of this, these two names and Beatrix/Beatrice are classed here as lesser synonyms.