De-Anglicisation of Names

[slohairt]

Rocking thread here.

How about Harris ( If you have not done it all ready.)

Slainte,
Rev.

I have not had time to read this whole thread.

Thanks! I haven't been able to read the whole thing either!

HARRIS A patronymic meaning 'son of Harry'. Usually either Welsh or English. The original Welsh form would be Ap Harri, while the English form is cognate with Harrison.

[Wolfhawk]

OK, I will now have my Nickname worked over, please

Wolfhawk
or
Hawk

[slohairt]

OK, I will now have my Nickname worked over, please

Wolfhawk
or
Hawk

Wolfhawk:

IRISH Faolchú-Seabhac (pronounced FAIL-KHOO-SHA-WACK)
SCOTTISH GAELIC Faolchu-Seabhag (as above, basically)

Faolchú literally means 'wild hound'. Mac tíre is another Irish name for 'wolf'. It means 'son of the land', which is interesting considering the usual scorn heaped upon the wolf during European history.

Seabhac is a bit of a catch-all term for falcons, hawks, etc.

[Wolfhawk]

Wolfhawk:

IRISH Faolchú-Seabhac (pronounced FAIL-KHOO-SHA-WACK)
SCOTTISH GAELIC Faolchu-Seabhag (as above, basically)

Faolchú literally means 'wild hound'. Mac tíre is another Irish name for 'wolf'. It means 'son of the land', which is interesting considering the usual scorn heaped upon the wolf during European history.

Seabhac is a bit of a catch-all term for falcons, hawks, etc.

Again, thanks so much !!!!

[RainyDayPiper]

Slohairt, you are a gem.

So.... Urquhart. I've read in some sources it was of pictish origin, others Gaelic from Airchartdan, translated as "upon a rowan wood" but also as "the fort on the knoll." What say you?

[slohairt]

Slohairt, you are a gem.

So.... Urquhart. I've read in some sources it was of pictish origin, others Gaelic from Airchartdan, translated as "upon a rowan wood" but also as "the fort on the knoll." What say you?

Sort of. Urquhart is usually rendered in Scottish Gaelic as Urchardainn, which is really a 'Gaelicisation' of the Brythonic words air and cairdean. It is topographical and means 'at the woods'.

[RainyDayPiper]

Thanks!
--Rainy Day Piper In the Woods ;)

[profzoom]

Might you have any thoughts on the names Andrew and Torrance?

Thanks!

[slohairt]

Might you have any thoughts on the names Andrew and Torrance?

Thanks!

ANDREW In the Scottish sense, it is usually an Anglicisation/translation of Mac Gill' Anndrais or Mac Gill' Aindreis, meaning 'son of the servant of St. Andrew'. The Scottish Gaelic forms of the personal name Andrew are Anndras, Aindreas, and Aindrea. The Irish forms are Aindréas and Aindriú.

TORRANCE Topographical, from Torran meaning 'little mound'. (A common sight throughout much of Great Britain and Ireland.)

[RainyDayPiper]

My youngest son's name is Torran . We took it from a place name near Ullapool.