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Valentine's Day Scottish Gaelic Phrases
Là nam Pòg
Valentine's Day is called "Là nam Pòg" in Scottish Gaelic. The phrase to know first is "Tha gaol agam ort" (I love you (to one person)).
Valentine's Day in Scottish Gaelic is Là nam Pòg, "the day of the kisses". Below are the ways to say I love you, how to ask someone to be your Valentine, and words of endearment.
Greetings
Tha gaol agam ort
I love you (to one person)
Literally "my love is on you".
An tusa mo leannan Là nam Pòg?
Will you be my Valentine?
Leannan means sweetheart.
Useful words
Là nam Pòg
Valentine's Day
Literally "the day of the kisses".
m' eudail
my dear
A common endearment.
a ghràidh
my love, my dear
Used when speaking to someone.
The history of Là nam Pòg
Valentine's Day, 14 February, began as a Christian feast day honouring a martyr named Valentine, and later folk traditions made it a celebration of romance and love. Its Scottish Gaelic name, Là nam Pòg, literally means "day of the kisses". Gaelic has two words for love: LearnGaelic describes gaol as more intimate than gràdh.
Common questions
What is Valentine's Day called in Gaelic?
The day is Là nam Pòg. To ask someone to be your Valentine: An tusa mo leannan Là nam Pòg?
Valentine's Day in the other Celtic languages
Further reading
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Sources
Every phrase and fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Last checked 2026-10-20.
- Wikipedia
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 12255
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- blas. course data
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 81213
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 13745
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 31753
- LearnGaelic dictionary: entry 78231
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