De-Anglicisation of Names

[Shriner]

slohairt,

I looked thourgh all 16 pages of posts and did not see Morgan or Miller.

My father was Harry Miller

My mother's father was John Cecil Morgan

Can you do these, THANK YOU

John Morgan Miller

[MysticMead]

Dia Dhuit, Mystic Mead,

Billingsley: As in Barbara Billingsley? Definitely Anglo-Saxon and topographical in origin. Ley (or Leigh) means "field" or "meadow." So, we have Billing's Field. (Whoever Billing was). A Gaelic transliteration would be de Billínslidh (pronounced DE BILL-EENS-LEE).

West: Obvious meaning, "one who is from the West." Iarthar (pronounced EE-UR-HAR) is the Irish word for "west." Iartharach (EE-UR-HAR-AKH) means "westerner." Two pseudo-patronymic could be created: Mac an tIarthair meaning "son of the West" (MAC AN TEE-UR-HER), or Mac an tIartharaigh "son of the westerner" (MAC AN TEE-UR-HAR-EE).

yes.... as in Barbara Billingsley.... thanks for the Gaelic translations... I like them better

[pdcorlis]

How about giving Paskett a try if you please?

[James MacMillan]

Great thread - I am continually amazed at what can be learned here.

[slohairt]

Great thread - I am continually amazed at what can be learned here.

Tá fáilte romhat, Seumas Mac Maolain!

[JButch]

Yes this thread and the surnames of Scotland have had me reading/searching tons of stuff. My last name is Butcher which we always figured from UK welsh/english and my mother's side are MacPhee.

I am getting married at the end of the month in full highland dress with MacPhee kilt (everything has arrived and do have a piper now too ). I was wondering if I should have had a different kilt choice but only district tartan's come up under the butch name( I still will probably get a angus or aberdeen tartan kilt one day.)

Thank you to all for the wealth of knowledge available on this board.

[slohairt]

Yes this thread and the surnames of Scotland have had me reading/searching tons of stuff. My last name is Butcher which we always figured from UK welsh/english and my mother's side are MacPhee.

I am getting married at the end of the month in full highland dress with MacPhee kilt (everything has arrived and do have a piper now too ). I was wondering if I should have had a different kilt choice but only district tartan's come up under the butch name( I still will probably get a angus or aberdeen tartan kilt one day.)

Thank you to all for the wealth of knowledge available on this board.

Dia Dhuit, JButch,

BUTCHER: A fairly common occupational surname in the English-speaking world. It is typically found in Scotland as Butchart. Usually it's meaning is obvious, though occasionally it can be from the French (via Norman) Bouchard, a corker. A Gaelic translation would be Feoladair (pronounced (FOAL-A-DER), or Mac an Feoladair (pronounced MAC AN FOAL-AD-DER) meaning son of the butcher if you like patronymics.

MACPHEE: This can be an Anglicisation from two completely separate and unrelated names: 1) Mac Dhuibhshith (pronounced MAC GUV-HEE) meaning son of the dark faerie or 2) Mac a' Phì (pronounced MAC A FEE) meaning son of the (?).

[kevinkinney]

Thank you for the info.

Theres a slight correction,

A review of our family chart shows the first recorded instance of "Kinney" as "Henry Kinne", with no prefix. This was while our ancestor was still in England.

Cheers,

Kevin.

[Gaisgeil]

How about Boyd?
It's Buidhe, correct? I think it means fair haired or in reference to the island of Bute. Any further insight?

[slohairt]

How about Boyd?
It's Buidhe, correct? I think it means fair haired or in reference to the island of Bute. Any further insight?

Dia Dhuit, A Ghaisgeil,

Buidhe (pronounced BWEE) is the Gaelic word for yellow, so in that context, I suppose it could mean fair-haired. However, it is almost always Anglicised as Bowie. Boyd comes from Bòid (pronounced BOE-ID) and is topographical in origin, referring to the Isle of Bute.