Childrens names

**Chase** · 9th December 07, 10:45 AM

[QUOTE=Erisianmonkey;456816] Now that being said, I can give you a fun name from my family tree. My maternal grandfather's middle name was Quintes. Not Quint, not Quinton, but Quintes. No one in the family, including him could ever tell me why. But when you think that his parents were named Columbus Alonzo Cox and Narcissa Miller, the picture becomes a little clearer. QUOTE]

Perhaps Quintes was short for quintessential meaning:

1. the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.
2. the most perfect embodiment of something.
3. (in ancient and medieval philosophy) the fifth essence or element, ether, supposed to be the constituent matter of the heavenly bodies, the others being air, fire, earth, and water.

Chase

**Chase** · 9th December 07, 10:47 AM

Hmmm, My quote didn't high-light?

**sharpdressedscot** · 9th December 07, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by slohairt

Yes! Seán is pronounced SHAWN, while Sean is pronounced SHAN. Interestingly, Seán, while the most accepted Irish version of John today, is really the Irish form of the Norman-French form of John: Jehan or Jean.

In Scottish Gaelic, Seán is often rendered Seathan. It's rarely seen, as the usual Gaelic form of John in Scotland is Iain.

SHAN? Like Shane?

**sharpdressedscot** · 9th December 07, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by slohairt

Hamish is an Anglicisation.

James is Séamas (IRISH) or Seumas (SCOTTISH GAELIC). However, the vocative is Shéamais (IRISH) or Sheumais (SCOTTISH GAELIC) both of which are pronounced HAIM-ISH. So, I guess it's really more of a phonetic rendering than an Anglicisation.

Bonnd. Seumas Mac Boinnd

I knew that, I was testing you....yeah...