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in reply to a message by miraje
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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