De-Anglicisation of Names

[slohairt]

Dia Dhuit!

KELLETT Also Kellet, or Kellit. It's topographical in origin and apparently comes from the Old Norse keldr meaning spring, and hlid meaning hill. The name is found in Lancashire like you said, but also in Cumbria, an area of England with a rich Celtic history. The border between Scotland and England was a pretty fluid one for many centuries. Naturally people moved back and forth. So, a Lowlands Scots origin is probably not unlikely. A Gaelic translation could be Cnoc Tobair (KNOCK TAWB-ER) or a Gaelic transliteration would be de Ceiléad (IRISH) or Ceileud (SCOTTISH GAELIC) Both pronounced KyELL-AID.

Hope this was helpful and not just repeating things you already know!

[starbkjrus]

Dia Dhuit!

Kellett: Also Kellet, or Kellit. It's topographical in origin and apparently comes from the Old Norse 'Keldr' meaning "spring" and 'hlid' meaning "hill." The name is found in Lancashire like you said, but also in Cumbria, an area of England with a rich Celtic history. The border between Scotland and England was a pretty fluid one for many centuries. Naturally people moved back and forth. So, a Lowlands Scots origin is probably not unlikely. So, a Gaelic translation could be Cnoc Tobair (KNOCK TAWB-ER) or a Gaelic transliteration would be de Ceiléad (IRISH) or Ceileud (SCOTTISH GAELIC) Both pronounced KyELL-AID.

Hope this was helpful and not just repeating things you already know!

Very helpful. As anyone that does any kind of research you can dig around for facts but at some point you have to make assumptions to proceed. It's always nice to get a bit of confirmation on those.

Thank you for all the information you've offered in this thread. I find it fascinating.

[slohairt]

Dia Dhuit, A Smaughazard!

KINCAID This was a bit trickier than I thought it would be, but here it goes. The name is topographical in origin and very old. It was originally Pen Coed which is Brythonic Celtic (i.e. similar to Welsh) and meant head of the woods. Later, when Gaelic overtook that language of the Strathcylde Britons the name became half-translated into Gaelic as Ceann Caith (pronounced KyAN KAY). Later, of course, this was anglicised into Kincaid.

[smaughazard]

Dia Dhuit, A Smaughazard!

KINCAID This was a bit trickier than I thought it would be, but here it goes. The name is topographical in origin and very old. It was originally Pen Coed which is Brythonic Celtic (i.e. similar to Welsh) and meant head of the woods. Later, when Gaelic overtook that language of the Strathcylde Britons the name became half-translated into Gaelic as Ceann Caith (pronounced KyAN KAY). Later, of course, this was anglicised into Kincaid.

You were kind enough to provide this information for me.

I am happy to announce that the Clan Kincaid website is finally up and running at http://www.clan-kincaid.org, and that you are credited at the top of the History page. Thanks again!

Bill Kincaid
Webmaster-Clan Kincaid

[slohairt]

Wow, thank you for the recognition! Both unexpected and much appreciated!