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16th century Manx names

by miraje

5/27/2015, 1:36 PM

Some interesting finds from a page of 16th century Manx names, thought it would be interesting to share and see if any catch your interest! * for ones I like.

M
Abel
Aleyn
Allow*
Bertrem
Brice
Cristen
Dolyn
Elisha*
Fynlo (top 7 boy's)
Galfrid
Germot
Gibbon (top 7 boy's)
Gilander
Gilandrew
Gilchrist
Gilcolm
Gilmartin
Gilmere
Gilmurry
Gilno
Hane
Huan
Huchon
Hugen
Jenkyn*
Mold
Morris*
Murdagh
Murghad
Nele
Nichol
Otes
Otnel
Paton
Ranlyn*
Thomlyn*
Thormot
Urmen

F
Aedyt
Bahee
Blaunch
Calibrid
Calychrist
Calyhony (top 5 girl's)
Calypatric
Calyvorri*
Cristen, Cristian (most common girl's, 17%)
Ibot, Ibott
Isott
Johna*
Johnet (top 5 girl's)
Kateryn*
Mariot*
Mawde
More
Sessott, Sissott
Vorgell

edit: forgot source. Found here: http://heraldry.sca.org/names/jonesmanx16.html

This message was edited 5/27/2015, 1:38 PM

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- Pie

5/28/2015, 11:00 AM

Interesting selection! - such a variety of origins there.
Aleyn, Dolyn, Finlo, Gilno, Calybrid, & Cristen are all still in use on Man, or have at least one living bearer. Finlo still seems fairly popular - I like it.

- Anneza, nsi (guest) +1

5/28/2015, 12:59 AM

All those male Gil- people, and female Caly- people! I take it the Gil is a form of ghillie; is Cal- perhaps a fem variant?

This is my first personal sighting of an Ibott! Presumably Isott is a variant.

Any ideas about Fynlo and Bahee? And Vorgell!

I really like Aleyn, Galfrid and Jenkyn.

- miraje

5/28/2015, 7:54 PM

According to the original site, Gil- and Caly- were devotional names to saints, with the second part of the name representing the saints' names. And yes, they're male and female variants. :)

Apparently Vorgell is a variant of Borghild - there were Norse influences on several Manx names. Not sure about the others but another poster said Finlo still seems popular there.

- Sofia

5/27/2015, 5:02 PM

I like:

Bertrem
Dolyn
Elisha
Gilander

Bahee
Calychrist
Cristian
Isott

- Llewella (penguiny7) +1

5/27/2015, 4:12 PM

Ooh, fun! I love Manx names, they always feel like an interesting twist on the usual Celtic ones I'm familiar with.

I like:
Abel
Allow
Fynlo
Gilander - this is soooo cool
Gilmere
Nele - do you know how this would be pronounced? Like Nella?
Otnel
Paton
Thomlyn
Thormot

Calibrid
Calychrist
Calyvorri
More

This message was edited 5/27/2015, 4:12 PM

- miraje

5/27/2015, 4:40 PM

Not sure about the pronunciation of Nele, the page didn't specify. An article on namepedia marked Nele (m, Manx) as a variant of Niall, which makes me think it might be "neel" or maybe "neel-uh".

- Jema (LennonDeaconLover96)

5/27/2015, 2:16 PM

I like:

Brice
Gibbon
Jenkyn
Morris
Nichol

Johna
Mawde

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