De-Anglicisation of Names

[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)

[slohairt]

Lane

Abbott (I heard it was Irish)

LANE

1) Norman-Irish; rendered in Irish as de Léin and pronounced DE LANE.
2) Irish; Anglicised from Ó Laighin (pronounced O LYE-IN) meaning descended from Laighean, a personal name meaning spear.
3) English; a topographical name meaning much what it implies: one who lived by a lane.

ABBOTT Sometimes this can be from the Irish or Scottish Mac an Aba meaning 'son of the Abbot.' Usually this is found Anglicised as M(a)cNab. Other times, it is simply an Anglic occupational name.

[slohairt]

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.

A Fhrainc,

MCFADDEN This is an Anglicisation of Mac Phaidein, meaning son of Paidean, a pet form of Pàdruig, the Scottish Gaelic form of Patrick.

BOYD I think I covered this awhile ago, but it is an Anglicisation of Bòid, as in the Isle of Bute. It would mean 'one from Bute' although I would think the more correct Gaelic form would have been Bòideach.

ROSS Topographical in origin, the element 'ros' often means woodland and sometimes 'high point'. I believe it is usually rendered as Rosach in Gaelic.

LESLIE Also topographical in origin, though to be derived from Lios Liath meaning 'grey palace/fort/habitation.'

Frainc (IRISH) and Fraing (SCOTTISH) are the Gaelic forms of Frank, while Proinnsias (pronounced PRAWN-SHEE-US) is the Gaelic form of Francis. This is the Irish form, I can't recall if the Scottish Gaelic form is the same. I've seen Frangan used before, but it look like another pet form to me.

Caitrìona (pronounced CAT-REEN-A or CATCH-REEN-A) is a Scottish Gaelic form of Katherine.

[Carolina Kiltman]

A Fhrainc,

MCFADDEN This is an Anglicisation of Mac Phaidein, meaning son of Paidean, a pet form of Pàdruig, the Scottish Gaelic form of Patrick.

BOYD I think I covered this awhile ago, but it is an Anglicisation of Bòid, as in the Isle of Bute. It would mean 'one from Bute' although I would think the more correct Gaelic form would have been Bòideach.

ROSS Topographical in origin, the element 'ros' often means woodland and sometimes 'high point'. I believe it is usually rendered as Rosach in Gaelic.

LESLIE Also topographical in origin, though to be derived from Lios Liath meaning 'grey palace/fort/habitation.'

Frainc (IRISH) and Fraing (SCOTTISH) are the Gaelic forms of Frank, while Proinnsias (pronounced PRAWN-SHEE-US) is the Gaelic form of Francis. This is the Irish form, I can't recall if the Scottish Gaelic form is the same. I've seen Frangan used before, but it look like another pet form to me.

Caitrìona (pronounced CAT-REEN-A or CATCH-REEN-A) is a Scottish Gaelic form of Katherine.

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