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Because of this, many Manx names characteristically begin with the letters C, K, or Q, for example Cubbon, Kelly and Quayle. Patronymic forms of personal names beginning with element Giolla "servant of" (for instance, MacGillchrist) underwent a transformation of their own; the prefix Mac and the element Giolla were contracted into Myley .
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Corrin is a surname of Manx origin. It is a contraction of MacCorran or McCorryn, an anglicised form of the Gaelic MacTorin, meaning "son of Thórfinnr" (from Thórr the name of the Scandinavian thunder god + the ethnic designation Finnr).
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Kewish is a Celtic surname of Manx origin. It is a shortened form of Mac Uais, meaning "the noble's son". The surname was attested as Kewish in 1618, Kevish in 1653 and Kewesh in 1683. [1] As of 2016, there were 31 British people with the surname, compared to 93 in 1881. [2] As of 2010, there were 149 people surnamed Kewish in the United States ...
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The Surnames and Place Names of the Isle of Man (1890) Folk-Lore of the Isle of Man (1891) Manx Carols (1891) The Diocese of Sodor and Man (1893) "Further Notes on Manx Folk-Lore" in The Antiquary (1895) Manx Ballads and Music (1896) History of the Isle of Man (1900) The Story of the Isle of Man (1901) Manx Worthies (1901) Bishop Hildesley's ...