Originally Posted by
The Wizard of BC
My last name "Ashton" is totally English. The family took the name From the midlands town of Ashton upon Tyne some time around 1780 prior to embarking for the colonies.
Which leads me to 1) Family left Scotland for some reason requiring a name change. 2) Arrived in the new world and settled in first NC, IN and finally IL. 3) I left the US and moved to Canada. 4) My line has been kicked out of virtually everywhere.
So can you come up with a Scottish sounding name meaning "A town with an Ash tree"?
Dia Dhuit, Wizard of BC,
A translation would be "Baile na Fuinseann" (pronounced BAL-yA NA FWIN-SHAN) meaning "Town of the Ash."
There is (or was) a Norman-Irish family named Ashton. The Gaelic transliteration they used was d'Aistiún (pronounced DASH-TOON). A little nicer looking than Baile na Fuinseann, and less of a mouthful!
Last edited by slohairt; 25th August 07 at 10:18 PM.
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