Hi!! I am planning to have something special engraved for my Dad for Christmas with one of the following phrases and would appreciate help in having them translated to Scottish Gaelic.

1) My Protector, My Mentor, My Father

2) Dad you are forever in my heart

3) Always there as my protector, my mentor, helping me grow in life. I love you Dad.

4) My Dad, My Hero

Thank you so much for taking the time to translate these for me!!!! It would mean the world to me, as my father's family hails from Scotland.

M'fhear-tèarmann, m'fhear-chomhairle, m'athair [if you are talking about him]
A fhir-tèarmann, a fhir-chomhairle, a athair * [if you are talking to him]
My Protector, my Mentor, my Father
* Gaelic speakers often leave out the vocative "a" in front of a noun beginning with a vowel, but I included it here (and several places below) because it helps with the rhythm.

A Dhadaidh, is tusa nam chridhe gu bràth.
Dad, you are forever in my heart

Daonann an sin mar fear-tèarmann 's fear-chomhairle dhomh, a' cuideachadh mi gus an urrainn dhomh a fhàs anns am beatha.
Always there as a protector and mentor for me, helping me so that I can grow in life.
You could also say "... a' cuideachadh leam ...", instead of "... a' cuideachadh mi ...", but that might sound a bit old-fashioned.

In Gaelic, it's basically either "Father" or Daddy", but the Gaelic equivalent of "Daddy" doesn't necessarily come across quite so childish as in English (actually, the English "Daddy" may have come from Gaelic originally).

Tha gaol agam ort, a Dhadaidh
I love you Dad/Daddy.

M'athair, Mo Laoch [if you are talking about him]
A Athair, A Laoich [if you are talking to him] [see note above about the "A" before Athair]
My Father, My Hero
or:
Mo Dhadaidh, Mo Laoch [if you are talking about him]
A Dhadaidh, A Laoich [if you are talking to him]
My Dad/Daddy, My Hero

There are some alternative verbs or adverbs you could use in some cases above, and alternatives for nouns like "hero", but the ones given above will all work, and I tried for ones which work well as to rhythm or alliteration.

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.