Street is a name that originated outside of Ireland normally, but you never know what could have been translated to Street on an isolated occasion..... O'Donnell is very well known, particularly in Donegal with a big role in Irish history..... I know some Mannions from Galway, sometimes connected to Manning surname..
Hi, how about Scanlan, would this name also have any old irish spellings are various ones? What little i know is this name originated in county Lough.
the mac prefix of a name goes back hundreds of years, meaning son of.. it is used in many gaelic dialects, both irish and scotish. o and mac are interchangeable, so mccormick could be o'cormick. Cormick is the english spelling, in irish would be cormac. so possible names include, McCormick, McCormac, Mac Cormac, O'Cormac or Ní Cormac
As the learned Fitz found out it, makes sense to follow gaelic order. never mind if you're Mac Dis or Ua Gthat, or Fitz who'syer man, apart from the Fitz Normans..etc (who shine among us) Yez are all the folumain diaspora of the gael, pull yr self together, so you are left to fight fairly amongst yr selfs!
'Fitz' is indeed considered an Irish name today. i.e. 'Fitz' names such as Fitzgerald are today considered Irish, though they arrived with the Norman invasions many centuries ago. ( note: Fitz is not from the Irish language, and that is not what was said here. It is today considered a part of many 'Irish' family names.). 'Son of' is a rough translation in this case, just as Mac is 'son of' and O can be 'grandson of' etc..
That's correct. You do not have to have an O or a Mac before your name for it to be an Irish one. You have to research your family history to be sure.
dont forget if your name dosent mean its not irish if you translate it into irish it could well have o or mc in it but it is not necessay to have o or mc in your name to be irish. (=
How can I find out more about my family name and family crest, Ive looked this up a few years ago, but the site is no longer there. The crest was a white horse and an oak tree with some other item, How can i find this?
I put together the Irish Book of Arms a few years back to help folks find coats of arms, I also wrote several Irish family books that can help. You can find them on the web or at the library, or on my web site. See also my coats of arms video here on youtube. Thanks -Mike
If it weren't for some of these books I would have no idea what my original irish name was. They explain in great detail how a name came to be spelled, the changes that paticular name went through, and a short history on that family name.
I didn't know there were so many factors that could account for a name change! The "Spelling Your Own Name" section was my favorite part...
Do you know were i could find flynn family mottos i cant find much info on the surname flynn other than its crest
r0botpiss 5 months ago
Walsh, Representing!
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TheTaylorWalsh 8 months ago
Street is a name that originated outside of Ireland normally, but you never know what could have been translated to Street on an isolated occasion..... O'Donnell is very well known, particularly in Donegal with a big role in Irish history..... I know some Mannions from Galway, sometimes connected to Manning surname..
Mickthebridge 11 months ago
Hi, how about Scanlan, would this name also have any old irish spellings are various ones? What little i know is this name originated in county Lough.
qualqui 1 year ago
@qualqui County Louth is it ? Several spellings as is common with most any Irish name. I ran into Scanlane in the 17th century and later.
Mickthebridge 11 months ago
@qualqui My Scallions (that I still have not found in Wexford) seemed to often be interchanged with Scallon and Scanlan?
IrishFamilyHistory 4 months ago
Would the surname "Street" have any old Irish spellings?
TheCryptology 1 year ago
Fitz has several spellings in Ireland. I have found Fitts, Fits, Fitch, etc... and Walsh as Welsh, Welshe, Walshe, Wailsh in older records too...
Mickthebridge 1 year ago
I read that "walsh" meant Welshmen, and Fitz is Norman name from Ireland.Spelled different in other nations, like france or Germany.
jpmccue7 1 year ago
Does anyone know of a time period for when Mac came into use? Was it more commonly Irish or Scots? How about origins of Kell? (not the island : ) )
U.S. census list the Kell's as of German descent and my Mc's (McCormick) as both Irish and Scottish.Earliest date of them in U.S. so far is 1810.
goldensassenach 1 year ago
@goldensassenach
the mac prefix of a name goes back hundreds of years, meaning son of.. it is used in many gaelic dialects, both irish and scotish. o and mac are interchangeable, so mccormick could be o'cormick. Cormick is the english spelling, in irish would be cormac. so possible names include, McCormick, McCormac, Mac Cormac, O'Cormac or Ní Cormac
markDMH1 1 year ago
Are there any other ways to spell Walsh. I know Welsh is one but would walsh have more letters in it?
caliscot22 1 year ago
@caliscot22 - plenty of ways I've seen Walsh spelled in old documents including
Walshe, Welch, Welche, Welsh, etc...
Mickthebridge 1 year ago
@Mickthebridge Wow, so my childhood friend James Welch was irish all along, i thought he'd be english.
qualqui 1 year ago
As the learned Fitz found out it, makes sense to follow gaelic order. never mind if you're Mac Dis or Ua Gthat, or Fitz who'syer man, apart from the Fitz Normans..etc (who shine among us) Yez are all the folumain diaspora of the gael, pull yr self together, so you are left to fight fairly amongst yr selfs!
jigslippy 1 year ago
my last name is Doyle
jaso19 1 year ago
My Dads last name is Ryan
My moms last name is Higginstin
Im Eoin Ryan
SmackPack08 2 years ago
'Fitz' is indeed considered an Irish name today. i.e. 'Fitz' names such as Fitzgerald are today considered Irish, though they arrived with the Norman invasions many centuries ago. ( note: Fitz is not from the Irish language, and that is not what was said here. It is today considered a part of many 'Irish' family names.). 'Son of' is a rough translation in this case, just as Mac is 'son of' and O can be 'grandson of' etc..
Mickthebridge 2 years ago
"Fitz" is Norman, not in the least bit Irish, it means "Son".
ParamoreWorshipper 2 years ago 2
That's correct. You do not have to have an O or a Mac before your name for it to be an Irish one. You have to research your family history to be sure.
Mickthebridge 2 years ago
dont forget if your name dosent mean its not irish if you translate it into irish it could well have o or mc in it but it is not necessay to have o or mc in your name to be irish. (=
peterdevenny 2 years ago
How can I find out more about my family name and family crest, Ive looked this up a few years ago, but the site is no longer there. The crest was a white horse and an oak tree with some other item, How can i find this?
Booliocious 3 years ago
I put together the Irish Book of Arms a few years back to help folks find coats of arms, I also wrote several Irish family books that can help. You can find them on the web or at the library, or on my web site. See also my coats of arms video here on youtube. Thanks -Mike
Mickthebridge 3 years ago
If it weren't for some of these books I would have no idea what my original irish name was. They explain in great detail how a name came to be spelled, the changes that paticular name went through, and a short history on that family name.
I didn't know there were so many factors that could account for a name change! The "Spelling Your Own Name" section was my favorite part...
brandonpcv 3 years ago