De-Anglicisation of Names

[RoadKilt chef]

Slohairt, I just registered largely because of the information available on this forum, but also because of your work on this thread. You're doing a good thing, keep it up. I'm fortunate to know my ancestry (at least back to 1760 or so), but I'd like to know what you have about my surmame-Lowrey. I know enough not to to be concerned with precise spelling. Even today government agencies and newspapers get it wrong. Variations include Lowrie, Lowry, Lawrie, Lowery, and on and on...

[YoungMan]

Here's one: Shanklin (I'm positive we are an Isle of Wight derivatives, but for fun, I've heard it might also have a lowland Scotland heritage with something like Shankland or a similar spelling)

[slohairt]

Slohairt, I just registered largely because of the information available on this forum, but also because of your work on this thread. You're doing a good thing, keep it up. I'm fortunate to know my ancestry (at least back to 1760 or so), but I'd like to know what you have about my surmame-Lowrey. I know enough not to to be concerned with precise spelling. Even today government agencies and newspapers get it wrong. Variations include Lowrie, Lowry, Lawrie, Lowery, and on and on...

LOWREY This is one of those names that could be from a few unrelated etymological origins. 1) From Laurie, a diminutive of Laurence, which would indicate a Lowland Scots/Anglic origin. 2) From Scottish Gaelic Mac Labhraidh, meaning 'son of Labhradh', a personal name meaning 'speaker'. Many people have mistakenly thought of Labhradh as cognate with Laurie/Laurence, but that is not the case. Labhrann is the Scottish Gaelic form of Laurence. (as in the surname MacLaren = Mac Labhruinn)

[slohairt]

Here's one: Shanklin (I'm positive we are an Isle of Wight derivatives, but for fun, I've heard it might also have a lowland Scotland heritage with something like Shankland or a similar spelling)

SHANKLIN/SHANKLAND These names would appear to be one and the same. Both are of Anglic topographical origin, which could place them in either England or the Scottish Lowlands. Interestingly, the name appears in great numbers in southwestern Wales. It is from Shank (leg) + land. Shank is used to refer to a part of a hill that stretches over low ground.

[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)

[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

[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.