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Guinne, Gunnach, N. Gunn- war + (-bjom bear, or -olfr wolf)
— Gunn, It. MacGiolladhuinn {son of the brown lad),
Gunson, § 107, 12
Harailt (N. Haraldr, E. Herald) — Harold, MacRaild ; by
metathesis Walter, Mac Btialtair whence Watt, MacWattie,
Watson, MacQuat, Howat, Heivitt, Hide, Balaire, Qualter,
(Man), Gwatkm (Wales), MacQuoid (Gall.), Boyd
Lachlan, Lachunn, Mac (Maol, or) Gille Sheachlainn
MacLachlan, Lachlan ; Mac Mhaol-sheachlainn (Mart.
Donegal)
Ladman, Mac Laomuinn {law-man)— Lamond, MacClymond
Mac son, as a surname. Mack, began the name of some
Saint, §107, 12 ; similarly Mac Gille Mac Gill: v. Gall
Mac-a-Phi, Mac Dub shithe {son of the Black one of peace or
Faery) — Macduffie, MacPhee, MacGuffie, MacHaffie,
Mac Cràbhaidh, MacVey
Mac Amhlaidh (Mac Olafr, Anlaf) — MacAulay, Cawley,
Collie, Cowley
Mac Dhuinn shleibhe — son of the Brown one of the hill — Ir.
Dunlevy {Dunlop). Anglicised Livingstone
Mac an Leigh {son of^Jhe physician, liaig, g. lega) — MacLeay
Mac an Tòisich (tovisaci) — Macintosh
Mac an t-Saoir (son of the artificer) — Maclntyre, MacTear,
Mac Teer
Mac Aidh (O.G. ed fire, Gk. cuOo^, L. aestus) — MacKay,
MacGhie, Mackie; Mac h.Edha MacHeth, Heth, Head,
Hugh, Angl. Hugh (Hugo), hence Mac Cue, Cue,
Kew, Keugh (Man) ; dim. Maedoc Maddock (Wales),
Aed-uc-an, Aoidhean MacKeegan, Egan, Macquien;
O h.*:dha Hay
Mac Asgaill (N. Askell, *Asketill sacrificial kettle) — Mac
Askill, C askell, Castell
Mac Beatha {son of life) later aspirated Mac Bheatha
Mac Beth
Mac Beathain (id. with suff. -an, -agno-s §123, 2) — MacBean
{Mac Bain), Mac Vean, Beaton
Mac Calmain {son of a little dove) — Mac Caiman ; Anglicised
also Murchison, Dove, Dtibh
MacCaog (Tadg, Tasg-os Teague) — MacCaig, Ir. Thady,
Timothy, v. Tadeus