De-Anglicisation of Names

[xena]

Indeed, but there is a common assumption that one has to have never been married in order to become a monk, or priest. Such is not the case.

Thanks for the info about the name.

[sarge]

A good friend is exploring his possible clan connections. His last name is Gump,and he claims Irish ancestry. Any ideas on whose clan Gump may be?

[gilmore]

A good friend is exploring his possible clan connections. His last name is Gump,and he claims Irish ancestry. Any ideas on whose clan Gump may be?

There are only two ways to know with certainty: the ardous yet reliable tracing of the paper trail backward in history, generation by generation, or perhaps he might get lucky with Y DNA testing. See www.familytreedna.com

[slohairt]

A good friend is exploring his possible clan connections. His last name is Gump,and he claims Irish ancestry. Any ideas on whose clan Gump may be?

To the best of my knowledge, Gump is usually a Cornish name of topographical origin, derived from guimp meaning 'down hill'.

[Colonel MacNeal]

MacNeal is actually my middle name. If I were to de-anglicize my surname (secret), it would be French! The horror ... the horror
Just kiddin' about the horror - the French are a bonnie folk, especially the ones from Normandy.

[lethearen]

Fun thread, you have a way with words, Sean! My mother's maiden name is Ferguson, which I think translates to Mac Fearghus, IIRC. My dad was adopted, so don't know too much about his side of the family. His biological father was a Laing. The name has a registered tartan, but as for whether it's actually Scottish or what it means, I haven't the foggiest

[slohairt]

Fun thread, you have a way with words, Sean! My mother's maiden name is Ferguson, which I think translates to Mac Fearghus, IIRC. My dad was adopted, so don't know too much about his side of the family. His biological father was a Laing. The name has a registered tartan, but as for whether it's actually Scottish or what it means, I haven't the foggiest

More or less. The original Scottish Gaelic form of Ferguson is Mac Fearghais. (Pronounced MAC FER-GISH or MAC FER-YISH).

Laing is the Scots word for 'long'. It would therefore be a descriptive name.

[long_hand]

robert shawn rowland

[slohairt]

robert shawn rowland

Robert = Roibeárd (IRISH) Raibeart (SCOTTISH GAELIC)
Shawn = Seán (IRISH) Seathan (SCOTTISH GAELIC)

Rowland: Usually English, from the Norman-French personal name, Rollant/Roland. Rarely, it is an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Rothláin meaning 'descendant of Rothlán. (Pronounced O RAW-LAWN.) Unrelated, but the Irish form of the personal name Roland is Rólann. (Pronoucned ROLE-AN.)

[David H]

Slohairt,

I have done a lot of research on my wifes and my surnames. My father was adopted at birth. HIs surname was Gibbs. I may have traced his direct line to the Devon/Cornwall area. Do you know the history of that name?
My mother's maiden name was Harrell. I have traced her paternal line to Newcastle in Northumberland. Do you know how that name came about?
My wife's father was a Waring. Do you know anything about that name? We think he came from Canada. He left her family when she was young.

Thanks for your help.