Family names from the Irish, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman and Scotch

About this eBook

Author

Gentry, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1843-1905

Title

Family names from the Irish, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman and Scotch : Considered in relation to their etymology, with brief remarks on the history and languages of the peoples to whom we are indebted for their origin

Original Publication

Philadelphia: Burk & McFetridge, 1892.

Credits

Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

CS: History: Genealogy

Subject

Names, Personal -- Great Britain

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 77230

Release Date

November 13, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Family Names FROM THE IRISH, ANGLO-SAXON, ANGLO-NORMAN AND SCOTCH
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.From the Irish.
5. 5.HISTORY—THE CELTS.
6. 6.LESSONS IN IRISH. — Irish Letters—Their Sounds. — Sounds of the Consonants. — Sounds of the Vowels. — Union of Vowels, and their Sounds. — Sounds of the Six Long Diphthongs. — Sounds of the Seven Short Diphthongs. — Triphthongs, and their Sounds. — Aspirated Consonants. — Derivative Nouns. — Sounds of Certain Terminations.
7. 7.NAMES—THEIR DERIVATION. — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G. — H. — I. — J. — K. — L. — M. — N. — O. — P. — Q. — R. — S. — T. — V. — W. — Y.
8. 8.From the Anglo-Saxon.
9. 9.HISTORY—JUTES, SAXONS, ANGLES.
10. 10.LESSONS IN ANGLO-SAXON. — Anglo-Saxon Letters—Their Names. — Sounds of Vowels. — Sounds of Consonants. — Accent—Its Use. — Euphonic Changes. — Nouns—Their Declension. — Adjectives.—Their Degrees. — Verbs.—Their Attributes.
11. 11.NAMES—THEIR DERIVATION. — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G. — H. — I. — J. — K. — L. — M. — N. — O. — P. — Q. — R. — S. — T. — U. — W. — Y.
12. 12.From the Anglo-Norman.
13. 13.HISTORY—NORMAN CONQUEST.
14. 14.ANGLO-NORMAN LANGUAGE.
15. 15.NAMES—THEIR DERIVATION. — A. — B. — C. — D. — F. — G. — H. — K. — L. — M. — N. — O. — P. — Q. — R. — S. — T. — V. — W.
16. 16.From the Scotch.
17. 17.HISTORY—THE SCOT.
18. 18.SCOTCH—AS IT NOW EXISTS.
19. 19.NAMES—THEIR DERIVATION. — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G. — H. — I. — K. — L. — M. — N. — P. — Q. — R. — S. — T. — W. — Y.
20. 20.ADDENDA ET CORRIGIENDA. — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G. — H. — I. — K. — L. — M. — N. — O. — P. — Q. — R. — S. — T.

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