De-Anglicisation of Names

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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