AILSA

Ailsa: translation

Scottish: modern name derived from that ofAilsa Craig, a high rocky islet in the Clyde estuary off the Ayrshire coast, near the traditional estates of theScottishKennedys. Its name is derived from Old NorseAlfsigesey‘island ofAlfsigr’, a personal name composed of the elementsalfelf, supernatural being +sigivictory. Adoption as a given name probably represents anAnglicizedform ofEALASAID(SEE Ealasaid). Ailsa Craig is known inGaelicasAllasa, or popularlyCreag Ealasaid.