De-Anglicisation of Names

[Wolfhawk]

What woulld this name be:
William
Lee
Bennett

[slohairt]

What woulld this name be:
William
Lee
Bennett

Here ye go:

William: Uilliam (IRISH), Uilleam (SCOTTISH GAELIC), Illiam (MANX)
Lee: Lee could be 'Gaelicised' as Laoi
Bennett: usually rendered as Beinéid (IRISH) or Beineit (SCOTTISH GAELIC)

[Wolfhawk]

Here ye go:

William: Uilliam (IRISH), Uilleam (SCOTTISH GAELIC), Illiam (MANX)
Lee: Lee could be 'Gaelicised' as Laoi
Bennett: usually rendered as Beinéid (IRISH) or Beineit (SCOTTISH GAELIC)

Thank you SO much.

[dfmacliam]

I was curious how Wilson would look in Gaelic.

[slohairt]

I was curious how Wilson would look in Gaelic.

Since 'Wilson' is a patronymic meaning 'son of Will', it would be fairly easy. As I mentioned in the previous post, Uilliam is the Irish form of William, and Uilleam is the Scottish Gaelic form. The popular name Liam is really a pet form of Uilliam, so one could say it is roughly cognate with Will.

Mac Uilliam (IRISH)
Mac Uilleim (SCOTTISH)
Mac Liam (IRISH)

[Marshal Moroni]

Slohairt,

I don't know how I missed this thread until today. I just finished reading the whole thing and am amazed at all of the information that you have shared! This has been a great read, and of course I have some names to ask about too....

Martin
Kilgore
Boyle
Diggs

These are mine, my late wife and my wife's family names.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,

Marshal Moroni

[slohairt]

Slohairt,

I don't know how I missed this thread until today. I just finished reading the whole thing and am amazed at all of the information that you have shared! This has been a great read, and of course I have some names to ask about too....

Martin
Kilgore
Boyle
Diggs

These are mine, my late wife and my wife's family names.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,

Marshal Moroni

MARTIN The Irish form of Martin is Máirtín and the Scottish Gaelic form is Martann. There are a large number of surnames which are based on this name: Mac Giolla Máirtín or Mac Gille Martainn, Mac Maolmháirtín, Ó Máirtín, Mac Martainn, the list goes on. Martin can be an Anglicised and abbreviated form of any of these names. Most of the time, however, Martin is usually of English or French origin.

KILGORE Here's a handy rule which usually works with Gaelic names beginning with Kil: If a patronymic name, it will be from Giolla/Gille, meaning 'servant' or 'youth'. If it is a topographical name, it will be derived from Cill, meaning 'church'. Kilgore (also Kilgour) is derived from Cill Gobhair (church of the goat?).

BOYLE Occasionally, this is a topographical name of Norman origin, from Bieville. Most of the time, it is an Anglicisation of the Irish name Ó Baoighill (Modern Irish spelling: Ó Baoill). The name means 'descended from Baoigheall', a personal name meaning pledge-holder (?)

DIGGS Unsure about this one. English, maybe?

[ForresterModern]

I have a large contribution of the family Knight into my heritage, but am not sure if it is of scottish origin (MacKnight of the MacNaughtons). Is or was Knight a derivation of the Scottish MacKnight or more commonly of English or other origin? Thanks.

[Santa Kona]

As a newbe here are my two names Gant and Hawn I would be very intersted in what you come up with.

[slohairt]

As a newbe here are my two names Gant and Hawn I would be very intersted in what you come up with.

GANT Not much I can tell you really. (Sorry ) Gant seems to be found in England and the Border region and could be derived from Flemish town of Ghent. Many Flemish weavers moved to the east coast of Great Britain during the mediaeval period. It could also be a descriptive name implying gaunt (?)

HAWN Dutch? German? Stumped, I'm afraid.