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44 Manx Surnantts.
Compare (Irish) Connell, (Gaelic) Mac
Donald, Mc Whannel.
The name Cannell is peculiar to the Isle of
Man.
Mac Connell [1511], Cannell [1606], Cannel[i6i5],
CoNNiL [1623], Cannal [1655].
Michael, German (vc), Jurby, Braddan, Ballaugh, Marown,
Andreas, Rushen, Lonan (c), elsewhere (u).
CoNiLT and Conill (extinct), probably merely forms of
Cannell.
CONYLT, M*=CONYLT, HONYLT, M'^HONYLT, and M*=GlL
HONYLT [1511], COWNILT [1649], COONYLT [1652],
CoNiLT [1659], Conill [1660], Quoonill [1654],
COONILL [1661].
It was formerly common in Maughold, but dis-
appeared early in the eighteenth century.
Kennaugh, contracted from Mac Cainneach, ' Cain-
neach's son ' {Cainneach, ' devout ' or ' chaste ').
'Cainnech, of Achadh Bo, born a.d. 516.'*
He was a saint who died a.d. 598.
This name is peculiar to the Isle of Man.
Compare (Irish) M'^Kenna.
Mac Kenneagh, Keneagh, Mac Kenag (?) and
Kenag(?) [1511], Keneaigh [1636], Kennaugh
[1668], Kennagh [1676], Kenniagh [1697],
Kenagh [1714].
It is almost confined to the parish of German.
German (vc), Michael, Santon (u). Scarcely found else-
where.
Kaneen, contracted from Mac Cianain, ' Cianan's son.'
* Chron. Scot., p. 539.
Compare (Irish) Connell, (Gaelic) Mac
Donald, Mc Whannel.
The name Cannell is peculiar to the Isle of
Man.
Mac Connell [1511], Cannell [1606], Cannel[i6i5],
CoNNiL [1623], Cannal [1655].
Michael, German (vc), Jurby, Braddan, Ballaugh, Marown,
Andreas, Rushen, Lonan (c), elsewhere (u).
CoNiLT and Conill (extinct), probably merely forms of
Cannell.
CONYLT, M*=CONYLT, HONYLT, M'^HONYLT, and M*=GlL
HONYLT [1511], COWNILT [1649], COONYLT [1652],
CoNiLT [1659], Conill [1660], Quoonill [1654],
COONILL [1661].
It was formerly common in Maughold, but dis-
appeared early in the eighteenth century.
Kennaugh, contracted from Mac Cainneach, ' Cain-
neach's son ' {Cainneach, ' devout ' or ' chaste ').
'Cainnech, of Achadh Bo, born a.d. 516.'*
He was a saint who died a.d. 598.
This name is peculiar to the Isle of Man.
Compare (Irish) M'^Kenna.
Mac Kenneagh, Keneagh, Mac Kenag (?) and
Kenag(?) [1511], Keneaigh [1636], Kennaugh
[1668], Kennagh [1676], Kenniagh [1697],
Kenagh [1714].
It is almost confined to the parish of German.
German (vc), Michael, Santon (u). Scarcely found else-
where.
Kaneen, contracted from Mac Cianain, ' Cianan's son.'
* Chron. Scot., p. 539.
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| Description | By A.W. Moore ; with an introduction by Professor Rhŷs. |
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