Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Several surnames have multiple spellings; this is sometimes due to unrelated families bearing the same surname. A single surname in either language may have multiple translations in the other. In some English translations of the names, the M(a)c- prefix may be omitted in the English, e.g. Bain vs MacBain, Cowan vs MacCowan, Ritchie vs MacRitchie.
In this way the bearers of these surnames may not have had any kinship with the landowners (the surname Gordon is an historical example of such a name). [8] Some Scottish surnames are derived from vague geographical locations rather than specific places. [12] These names are sometimes called "topographic names". [9]
Prior to the mid-17th century there were many instances of female surnames using the prefix Ine, a Gaelic contraction meaning "daughter," cognate to the Irish prefixes Ní and Nic and Scottish Gaelic Nic, derived from iníon "daughter". From the mid-17th century onwards the prefix generally fell out of use.
The blazon of the heraldic crest is given, and the heraldic motto with its translation into English. While all the crest badges of the clan names listed are recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, only about one half of these (about 140) [ 1 ] have a clan chief who is acknowledged by the Lord Lyon King of Arms as the rightful claimant of the ...
17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; Pages in category "17th-century English nobility" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 359 total. ...
In the 17th century, the surname was taken to Ireland by a family from Northumbria. [2] However, in some cases the surname in Ireland may be an Anglicised form of the Irish-language Ó Mearthaile [3] (another suggestion is Ó Mearlaigh; it is unlikely to be an Anglicised form of Ó Murghaile). [4] Notable people with the surname include:
This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:17th-century English Jews and Category:17th-century English LGBTQ people and Category:17th-century English women The contents of these subcategories can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.
Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin (1 C, 66 P) Pages in category "English-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,354 total.