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- Gaelic surnames are “patronymics,” that is, they indicate patrilineal descent. Originally they weren’t surnames at all, but just a way of distinguishing similarly named individuals: “Do you know Tom?” “Tom James’ son?” “No…Tom John’s son.” In English, this practice ultimately gave us such surnames as “Jameson” and “Johnson.”
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Some of the Scottish Gaelic surnames are Gaelicised forms of English surnames; and conversely, some of the English surnames are Anglicised forms of the Gaelic surnames. In some cases the Gaelic and English names do not share an etymological origin.
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Irish Surname Index. Surnames in Irish: If the surname contains an initial mutation, do not remove it: Páidín and Pháidín are not identical. This is a collection of surnames that developed from the work of the Irish Folklore Commission. More information.
Aug 30, 2024 · A database called Sloinne, which means 'surname' in Irish and is run by Foras na Gaeilge, can show you the Irish origins of your English family name (or, vice versa, the English translation...
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Sep 15, 2022 · Find your Gaelic last name and learn about its meaning and origins on this list of popular Gaelic surnames.
Gaelic surnames comprise surnames of Irish, Scottish-Gaelic, and Manx origin. Irish surnames came into use gradually from about the middle of the tenth to the end of the thirteenth century, and were formed from the genitive case of the names of ancestors who flourished within that period, by prefixing Ó (also written Ua) or Mac (sometimes ...
