De-Anglicisation of Names

[slohairt]

If you are still looking here now and again, how about Ashmead?

ASHMEAD I would guess this to be a topographical name of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning ash (tree) meadow.

[Semiomniscient]

Examples:
Seán (John)=A Sheáin (pronounced A HyAWN)
Séamas (James)=A Shéamais (pronounced A HAMISH)
Tomás (Thomas)=A Thomáis (pronounced A HOM-ISH)
Mícheál (Michael)=A Mhíchíl (pronounced A VEE-HyILL)

But if you want to get down to it, you'd have to deCelticize the names to their Hebrew origins. ;)

[haxtonhouse]

How about Haxton and Duncan?

[sharpdressedscot]

Hammett (supposedly Irish)

And

Iommi (this isn't gaelic)

[slohairt]

But if you want to get down to it, you'd have to deCelticize the names to their Hebrew origins. ;)

That's funny, I didn't even notice that I used Irish versions of Hebrew names in that example! That example, in particular, wasn't a translation but a demonstration of how to address someone in Irish.

[Semiomniscient]

How about Haxton and Duncan?

I got nothin'.

[Semiomniscient]

That's funny, I didn't even notice that I used Irish versions of Hebrew names in that example! That example, in particular, wasn't a translation but a demonstration of how to address someone in Irish.

Hebrew's not particularly pervasive... but when it is pervasive (as in names) it gets to ALL the languages pretty much. I was just being humorously difficult otherwise... I was gathering your meaning.

[Morris at Heathfield]

How about Haxton and Duncan?

I don't know about the first, but Duncan is Dònnchaidh (pronounced DON-KHEE, or often DON-A-KHEE) in Scottish Gaelic. As a patronymic, it would be Mac Dhònnchaidh (pronounced MAC-ON-KHEE or MAC-ON-A-KHEE).

[slohairt]

How about Haxton and Duncan?

HAXTON This name is Lowland Scots, and is of Anglic topographical origin, from a contraction of Haulkerstoun, meaning hawksman's farm. It was first recorded in Scotland in the late 13th Century.

DUNCAN This is an Anglicisation for a myriad of different Scottish Gaelic and Irish surnames. It would be almost impossible to determine which origin it would be without further information. Most of the time, the surname is derived from the personal name Donnchadh meaning brown warrior. (Note there is not supposed to be a grave accent on the 'o') The modern Irish form is usually rendered as Donncha, while the Scottish Gaelic is Donnchadh or Donnchaidh. All of these forms are generally pronounced as DAWN-KHA or DAWN-KHEE. The Scottish Gaelic patronymic Mac Dhonnchaidh is usually Anglicised as MacConnachie (like the actor).

In Irish, it can be an Anglicisation of the following:

1) Ó Donnagáin, meaning 'descended from the little brown one'
Pronounced O DAWN-A-GAWN

2) Ó Duinnchin meaning 'descended from the brown-headed one' Pronounced O DwIN-HyIN

3) Mac Donnchadha/Mac Donnchaidh/Mac Donncha meaning 'son of the brown warrior'
Pronounced MAC DAWN-KAY-A, MAC-DAWN-KHEE, and MAC DAWN-KHA respectively.

4) Ó Donnchadha/Ó Donncha 'descended from the brown warrior' Pronounced O DAWN-KHAY-A and OH DAWN-KHA

[slohairt]

Hammett (supposedly Irish)

And

Iommi (this isn't gaelic)

Neither of them be Gaelic, laddie!

HAMMETT Etymologically speaking, this name is not of Irish (Gaelic) origin. More likely it is a Norman pet diminutive form of some personal name. (Hamo, Hamon, Hamos? + 'et') This, of course, does not preclude it being Irish. After all, there are many Irish names derived from the Anglo-Norman invaders. Following the pattern used in other Norman-Irish names of similar construction (i.e., Plunkett), I would attempt a 'Gaelicisation' of this name as Haiméad or Haiméid.

(IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: Bear in mind, gentle readers, that these Irish-language forms are made-up. Don't go looking for them in your research because they probably don't exist!)

IOMMI C'mon, as in Tony?