De-Anglicisation of Names

[sharpdressedscot]

Well it's the same name as Tony, but theres a guy with the same name but different spelling, I think.


And I was just bored... plus it doesn't even sound remotely English!

[Nick the DSM]

seriously you thought hammett or iommi would be gaelic? whats wrong with you!?

[sharpdressedscot]

I knew Iommi wouldn't be gaelic, see my post. but Hammett was supposedly Irish....

Plus, the thread says De-anglicisation not "what's this in gaelic"....

[slohairt]

Okay, just for a laugh, here it goes:

My 'gaelicisation' of Iommi = Aigheomaí

Yes, this thread is about the "De-Anglicisation" (a term coined by Dr. Douglas Hyde) of Gaelic surnames which have been Anglicised (i.e., all of them). However, I would wager that two-thirds of the names posted have had no basis in the Gaelic language, let alone any other Celtic language! Ah, well, still good fun...

[Erikm]

My surname is Middleton my ggggrand father was from Glasgow, and my mothers maiden name was Gourley they were from Fife. Any translation with these?

[Carolina Kiltman]

OK I'm going to give you the surnames in my family (nut)tree. McFadden, Boyd, Ross, and Leslie My first given name is Frank. My wife's (who is German on both sides) Katherine. Have fun with it.

[sharpdressedscot]

Lane

Abbott (I heard it was Irish)

[Aldisimo]

Watkins? Harrison (Henry's/Harry's son, I suppose)?

Why does The Name Game song come to mind ...

[mudd]

I have two more of my ancestral names for you; Noble and Anglin.

[Paige Moor]

Paige Muir!