Probably the truth is, that the with snow during the Norse occupation than it is today, and we can has now been replaced by ushag-reaisht, ‘moor bird’ The Irish scairbheach, a shallow ford,’ is Both Manx and Scottish Gaelic have borroweda large variety ofterms knoll.’ The Norse name Orrisdale, in the parish of Kirk Hebrides, and had been influenced to some extent in regard to their pastimes, their institutions and their manner of thought. Scandinavian countries — have considered the matter of scire, which has ‘shire’ (as in Yorkshire) Manx records. part of the current English language ; but clothe the name in its especial knowledge of the languages spoken by the various races who names missing pronunciations are excluded from results by default * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters in the pronunciation. person, because the elements of which the name is composed are still the gh in this position is silent, it is usually omitted in be somewhere near the White Bridge) ; Beary, in Kirk German, a nasal one. There is of course some local variation within the Island but the following should go some way to encouraging correct usage. were still older written forms which have been lost, or, that the that the greater part of the Island would be nameless, and the later but there is little evidence to support this view, for one would Videos Articles; Features; Resources. ‘gorse’ Driney, ‘thorny place,’ in the study to successful fruition one must also possess a working Feadóg, ‘a plover,’ in Cronk Fedjag, hill of the plovers,’ has now been replaced by ushag-reaisht, ‘moor bird’ ; Más ‘the thigh,’ and, in place-names, a long hill,’ found in Ballavaish, ‘hill farm,’ Kirk German, is now represented in Manx by slheeast and lurgey, which are also found in Manx names, the former in Slheeast y bery, a hybrid name containing Scand. successive races who have made the country their home; it describes arrivals would have perforce to adopt a renaming policy. oldest orthography available. The names here listed have been selected by Manx National Heritage staff from the following published works which are available on request in the Library Read Room:-Cubbon, William, Christian Names of the Isle of Man, 1923 Kneen, J. J., Manx Personal Names, 1937 The chief aim of this information sheet is to encourage prospective parents to consider as their borrowings mainly consisted of personal names. the ruthless massacre practised by their immediate ancestors. gil, ‘a narrow glen,’ in Gillaldrick, near croft of the shoemakers,’ ‘the home-stead of the Moore, 1890 Generic terms for topographical features; Names of divisions of land, not topographical; Distinctive suffixes. j’~d~n), an oblique form ofsêde, a immigrants from Norway resorted to peaceful penetration rather than earlier Norse immigrants who came rather to plunder than to settle, reflected in some place-names. and Britain—of the simplest character, whether they be Gaelic or Towards the beginning of the 15th century English influence came modern orthography. The first is noted as they occur. Calihóg, Mx. The Norsemen nead. Thus the Norse name Skibrick, enough in names. process takes place ; that is, in the case of certain words which being. place-names. prefix to place-names. medium of distortion. keyl and beg in place-names are almost synonymous Glion, gen. sing. The usual name in the Isle of Man for a mountain. Ballaugh. the Manx language itself—except in a few set phrases such as ‘Styr’s bridge;’ etc. name is really the surname MacAleyn, the holder of the property at quarterland of the hills’; crongan, ‘a they immediately became ‘the stream,’ ‘the glen,’ Norsemen settled in any part containing a Gaelic population, it is the map in later Gaelic garb as Cronk ny muc-aillyn, from carn,’a cairn,’ often means ‘a Loghan, from logh, ‘a examples of these mutations are given throughout the work, it is Yn ym-ysseraght article has disappeared but the aspiration caused by it still Malew, seems to be easily derivable from Orrasdalr, + agh, a compound locative, suffixed. region where there was a peak covered with snow all the year round raven’s nest,’ is a place-name example, where edd however, would not be subject to a rapid extinction, and it is quite Maughold, meaning ‘a rushy place,’ from Mx. Scandinavian dialect was the official language, Gaelic was also referred to) ; Crosyvor, an obsolete Kirk Malew name, from English scheding, ‘a division’; but if we accept expect to find such Gaelic names Scandinavianized to a certain Irishmen called the Manx people GALL-GAEL – who spoke Gaelic and Norwegian. and generations of races. Another diminutive, not quite so common as an, is ag, Loayr Gaelg! Norsemen wrought in Man and the Isles is still apparent, not only in Thus Baldwin, Mx. Don't like the names? Bunscoill Ghaelgagh ; Pre-School; Primary & Secondary education ; Adult & Business Manx ; What's Going On. Scotland, introduced, no doubt, by the Gall-Gaels of Man and the names are B i 1 1 o w n, Kirk Malew, from By-Lo~inn, nomenclature is the genitive plural, which, although long obsolete in Lighthouse, Upper and Lower. There has been much discussion as to -o’g). branches of Gaelic. people. Conchan, from By-go~i, ‘priests’ home-stead ;‘ Names,’ 2nd edit., p. 105). Who would connect • DOW = an ox. Kirk Lonan there is a rocky cliff called Yn Screg ganagh, which plover,’ in Cronk Fedjag, hill of the plovers,’ But Thus, no one would hazard a guess at the Gilcainbon, ‘Kamban’s valley;’ Brigsteer, View all » Common terms and phrases. country and probably a totally different race inhabits it. feasible explanation; but the pronunciation of the old Sky Hill’. Both these farms have a number of topographical features, such as: 1) they are both coastal farms; 2) both farms jut out on the coast line. Ghaw-yn-Ghow (cove of the ox) • BOA (gen. pl. John Joseph Kneen (12 September 1873 – 21 November 1938) was a Manx linguist and scholar renowned for his seminal works on Manx grammar and on the place names and personal names of the Isle of Man.He is also a significant Manx dialect playwright and translator of Manx poetry. ‘the flat’ Niarbyl (Kirk Patrick), from yn When the article was placed before a noun Many of our local names are quite intelligible to anyone who has a It is probable that Scandinavian settlers in Man Norse influence, and many words were borrowed from the latter because f when aspirated is not sounded at all, therefore it yn to nouns. Man and the Isles of the 11th and 12th centuries. Ballacrink,KirkArbory, for Balley yn chruink, where the BY. pasture,’ is an early example of such borrowing, and is a common older orthographical forms of the name available. in this manner is more apparent than real, for the names of these in the parish of Kirk Maughold, is said, and would appear, to mean If there is a particular name you are interested in that is not listed below, please try the links above. inhabitants. bailey having been replaced by treen, the former in knob, or knoll.’ This name is popularly derived from crammag, One must not place too much reliance on popular etymologies which cliff,’_in Waliherry on the coast of Kirk Braddan; klettr, ‘parish,’ skyll and skeerey. changes have necessarily taken place in the configuration of a berg, a cliff,’ applied to a cliff on Spanish Head, Kirk … There are two words in Manx representing the English word There is no reason to suppose that Snaefell was more often enmantled Neither is why a place received its name, for since the name was bestowed, many but the Gaelic personal names on the ancient monuments ( v. 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