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Patronymic names were formed by the use of the Gaelic prefix Mac to the father's name. The "Irish" O (Ó) never took root among Manx names. In the early 16th century, the Mac prefix was almost universally used on the island but by the 17th century, it had almost completely disappeared.
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The Cubbon surname originally possessed the variations of the gaelic Mac prefixes (Mac/Mc or M’), which were universally used in surnames on the Isle of Man. By the 17th century the prefix had almost completely disappeared. When the Mac prefix fell out of use, the final consonant became the first sound of the surname.
Corlett is a surname of Manx origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Thorliot, derived from an Old Norse personal name composed of two elements: the name Þórr and ljótr meaning "bright". [1] Another opinion is that the Old Norse Þorliótr may mean "Thor-people". [2] The name appears earliest in records as Corlett in 1504 and ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Manx: Meaning: ... Cregeen is a surname of Manx origin. [1] It is a contraction of O'Criocain, meaning ...
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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 ...