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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
INTRODUCTION
PAGE
I
PART I.— SURNAMES.
I. SURNAMES OF CELTIC ORIGIN DERIVED FROiM PER-
SONAL NAMES :
(PART I.) BIBLICAL AND HAGIOLOGICAL NAMES
(PART II.) NAMES OF PURELY NATIVE ORIGIN -
IL SURNAMES OF CELTIC ORIGIN FROM TRADES OR
OCCUPATIONS ; FROM DESCRIPTIVE NICKNAMES ;
FROM DESIGNATION OF BIRTHPLACE -
III. SURNAMES OF SCANDINAVIAN ORIGIN -
IV. EXOTIC SURNAMES - - - . .
V. NAMES OBSOLETE BEFORE WRITTEN RECORDS
APPENDIX A : OBSOLETE CHRISTIAN NAMES -
,, B : NICKNAMES - - . -
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79
93
109
1x6
118
PART II.— PLACE-NAr^IES.
A.— Celtic.
I. GENERIC TERMS FOR TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES - I29
(part I.) SIMPLE NAMES - - - " I30
(PART II.) COMPOUND NAMES - - - I42
(part III.) DIMINUTIVES - - - - 1.57
CHAPTER
INTRODUCTION
PAGE
I
PART I.— SURNAMES.
I. SURNAMES OF CELTIC ORIGIN DERIVED FROiM PER-
SONAL NAMES :
(PART I.) BIBLICAL AND HAGIOLOGICAL NAMES
(PART II.) NAMES OF PURELY NATIVE ORIGIN -
IL SURNAMES OF CELTIC ORIGIN FROM TRADES OR
OCCUPATIONS ; FROM DESCRIPTIVE NICKNAMES ;
FROM DESIGNATION OF BIRTHPLACE -
III. SURNAMES OF SCANDINAVIAN ORIGIN -
IV. EXOTIC SURNAMES - - - . .
V. NAMES OBSOLETE BEFORE WRITTEN RECORDS
APPENDIX A : OBSOLETE CHRISTIAN NAMES -
,, B : NICKNAMES - - . -
71
79
93
109
1x6
118
PART II.— PLACE-NAr^IES.
A.— Celtic.
I. GENERIC TERMS FOR TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES - I29
(part I.) SIMPLE NAMES - - - " I30
(PART II.) COMPOUND NAMES - - - I42
(part III.) DIMINUTIVES - - - - 1.57
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Surnames & place-names of the Isle of Man > (17) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/82099852 |
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| Description | By A.W. Moore ; with an introduction by Professor Rhŷs. |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.243 |
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| Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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