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My grandfather's name was Donice Alton McLain.
He was born in around 1912 in the US. His family originated in North Carolina of Scots-Irish descent. Although the family was of Scots-Irish descent, his father had the highly unusual Swedish name of Adolphus.
He also had a brother named Nealous (which was, we assume, short for Cornelius).
Does anyone have any information on the name Donice? It was pronounced with the long "O" sound as in: Dough and the i was pronounced with the long "E" sound as in: niece. The name sounded like Dough-niece with the emphasis on niece.
The only other Donice I've ever seen was a black female, born approximately 1975 and she pronounced her name with a short "o" as in the name "Donald" and the remainder of the name as "iss" as in the word "hiss". So it was Don-ISS.
Any info on this name?
He was born in around 1912 in the US. His family originated in North Carolina of Scots-Irish descent. Although the family was of Scots-Irish descent, his father had the highly unusual Swedish name of Adolphus.
He also had a brother named Nealous (which was, we assume, short for Cornelius).
Does anyone have any information on the name Donice? It was pronounced with the long "O" sound as in: Dough and the i was pronounced with the long "E" sound as in: niece. The name sounded like Dough-niece with the emphasis on niece.
The only other Donice I've ever seen was a black female, born approximately 1975 and she pronounced her name with a short "o" as in the name "Donald" and the remainder of the name as "iss" as in the word "hiss". So it was Don-ISS.
Any info on this name?
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Nealous
Sorry it wasn't your question but it struck me that Nealous sounds very like an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Niallghus from Niall + gus ‘vigor’. This would certainly fit with your Gaelic roots. It's not in the database but there's info here as it gave rise to the surname MacNelis/MacNeillage: http://www.ancestry.com/facts/McNelis-name-meaning.ashx
As to Donice I'm stumped. If it was related to the Gaelic Donn 'brown' c.f. Duncan, it would more likely be pronounced with a short o. With an Adolphus though it sounds like your family had a pretty eclectic naming style lol, so it's not necessarily Gaelic.
Sorry it wasn't your question but it struck me that Nealous sounds very like an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Niallghus from Niall + gus ‘vigor’. This would certainly fit with your Gaelic roots. It's not in the database but there's info here as it gave rise to the surname MacNelis/MacNeillage: http://www.ancestry.com/facts/McNelis-name-meaning.ashx
As to Donice I'm stumped. If it was related to the Gaelic Donn 'brown' c.f. Duncan, it would more likely be pronounced with a short o. With an Adolphus though it sounds like your family had a pretty eclectic naming style lol, so it's not necessarily Gaelic.
This message was edited 5/3/2008, 5:23 PM
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