Irish Equivalents for English Names
Several such cases have been found. The following may be mentioned:—
English Names. | Anglicised Irish Forms. |
Males | |
Bernard | Bryan. |
Daniel | Dhonal. |
Edmond | Aimon, Eamon, Mon. |
Jeremiah | Darby, Dermot, Diarmid, Diarmud. |
John | Shane. |
Moses | Magsheesh, Mogue. |
James | Shemus, Shamus. |
Timothy | Teigue, Thiag, Thigue, Theigue. |
Michael | Meehal, Meehall. |
Patrick | Paudrick, Phadrig. |
Cornelius | Nahor. |
Philip | Phelim. |
William | Laymeen, Leam. |
Dudley | Dualtagh. |
Francis | Phrinchas. |
Denis | Dinogha. |
Females | |
Susan, Johanna | Shovaun. |
Bridget | Brideen, Breeda. |
Mary | Maura, Maureen, Moira, Moya. |
Maud | Meav. |
Mabel | Nabla. |
Celia, Cecily or Cicely | Sheela, Sheelah. |
Sophia | Sawa. |
Julia | Sheela. |
The Registrar of Stewartstown District, Cookstown Union, reports:—
“Darby Martin lived in Brookend and his son is called Jeremiah Martin, after his father.”
The name “Mago” has been observed in Kiltegan District (Baltinglass Union), in Kilrush District, and in Annascaul and Dingle Districts, in Dingle Union. To a query addressed to the Registrar of the last-named district, regarding the origin of the name, the following reply was received:—
“From all the information I could obtain it appears that ‘Manus’ is the Irish anglicised into ‘Mago,’ or, in some families, ‘Mane.’ When the fathers name is ‘Mago,’ and a child is called after him, the latter is generally called ‘Mane,’ to distinguish him from the former. The name is very general in two families in this Barony.”