De-Anglicisation of Names

[slohairt]

"I thought Sean was already non anglized. Why did you translate it again? Just curious since that is my name"

I didn't. "A Sheáin" is the vocative case of the name Seán (John). Sort of like saying "Dear John" or "Hey John." It's used when addressing someone directly.

Incidentally, Seán without an accent over the "a" (i.e. sean) is the Gaelic word for "old"

[slohairt]

Dia Dhuit, A Fhleisd75!

WILT: Since there is no letter "W" indigenous to Gaelic, a Gaelic transliteration could Uilt (pronounced the same). Or Mac Uilt, if you prefer a patronymic.

FLETCHER: Mac an Fhleisdeir (SCOTTISH GAELIC) roughly pronounced MAC AN LESH-TER; Mac an Fhleastair (IRISH) roughly pronounced MAC AN LEST-ER. Both mean "son of the fletcher."

MACGLATHERY/MACGLADDERY: From the Irish "Mac Gleadhra" meaning "son of Gleadhra" (quarrelsome?) Pronounced MAC GLAY-RA.

O'LEARY: From Ó Laoghaire (Modern Irish: Ó Laoire) meaning "descended from Laoghaire." Pronounced O LEER-EE. Laoghaire was a personal name meaning "keeper of calves." Cows were an important commodity in ancient Ireland and were used as currency. The traditional seat of the Uí Laoire was in Rosscarbery (Ros Cairbre) in Co. Cork.