De-Anglicisation of Names

[Frank McGrath]

This is a great thread. Try these.
McGrath, Gosnell, Galten, Jones, Boone. Thanks.

Frank

[slohairt]

This is a great thread. Try these.
McGrath, Gosnell, Galten, Jones, Boone. Thanks.

Frank

A Fhrainc,

MCGRATH Also MacGrath,, Magrath, Magragh, MacGragh, Megrath, Magraw, MacGraw, Megraw, MacGra, McCreach, MacRay, MacRea, MacCraith, MacCray, MacCrea, MacWray, Rea McCraye, or McCragh. This bewildering array of Anglicisations are all derived from the same Gaelic surname, Mac Raith (archaic form Mag Raith), pronounced MAK RA. It means son of Rath, a personal which, in turn means gracious. It can be of either Scottish or Irish origin.

GOSNELL I believe this is an Anglo-Saxon topographical name. Gosa's or Gos's Knell?

GALTEN ?

JONES *What's new, pussycat? Whoa-whoa...* Sorry! I couldn't resist! This is a Welsh name, of course, derived from John, with the terminal 's' denoting son of. I believe in Welsh it is rendered Ap Siôn. In Irish, it is rendered Mac Seoin, pronounced MAC SHOAN.

BOONE As in Daniel or Pat? Possibly Norman, derived from Bohun?

[Frank McGrath]

A Fhrainc,

MCGRATH Also MacGrath,, Magrath, Magragh, MacGragh, Megrath, Magraw, MacGraw, Megraw, MacGra, McCreach, MacRay, MacRea, MacCraith, MacCray, MacCrea, MacWray, Rea McCraye, or McCragh. This bewildering array of Anglicisations are all derived from the same Gaelic surname, Mac Raith (archaic form Mag Raith), pronounced MAK RA. It means son of Rath, a personal which, in turn means gracious. It can be of either Scottish or Irish origin.

GOSNELL I believe this is an Anglo-Saxon topographical name. Gosa's or Gos's Knell?

GALTEN ?

JONES *What's new, pussycat? Whoa-whoa...* Sorry! I couldn't resist! This is a Welsh name, of course, derived from John, with the terminal 's' denoting son of. I believe in Welsh it is rendered Ap Siôn. In Irish, it is rendered Mac Seoin, pronounced MAC SHOAN.

BOONE As in Daniel or Pat? Possibly Norman, derived from Bohun?

As to the Boone Surname, It was my Grandmother's maiden name. We are related to a Daniel Boone, but not the one of fame.
Gosnell is an old family name in Carroll County, Md. I do have a few in the tree. There was a small town named Gosnell in the county, but now it is just a Geographical name to and area. The jones comment was the exact same comment I mad when my stepdaughter told us of her upcoming nuptuals to Tom Jones. (The physicist, not the singer). Galten is my wife's maiden name, possibly from Germany of Denmark. I figured it may have traveled to the UK. Thanks.. I really enjoyed this thread.

Frank Son of Rath

[sarge]

This is a great thread. Try these.
McGrath, Gosnell, Galten, Jones, Boone. Thanks.

Frank

Interesting. I grew up with a McGrath family, pronounced as it's spelled, yet all of my dad's friends who knew their dad pronounced it MacGraw