Blair Collection > Surnames & place-names of the Isle of Man

Bnvnamta of Bafiijc {0x:i0tn. 55
[1696], Mylecharaine [1740], Mylchraine [1766],
Mylcharaxe [1782].
Jurby, Andreas, Lezayre, Ballaugh (c), elsewhere (u).
Grain and Craine, contracted from Mac Ciarain,
' Ciaran's son.' (See Karran and Mylchraine.)
It seems to be a purely Manx name, not being
found elsewhere, except in the form Crane, which
has probably quite a different origin.
M^'Croyn [1408], M'^Croyne [1417], M^Craine [1422],
MacCarrane [1422], M*=Crayne [1504], Craine
[i586],Crain [1607], Crayne [1638], Crane [1736].
German (vc), Jurby, Braddan, Andreas, Santon, Ballaugh,
Lezayre (c), elsewhere (u).
QuiDDiE, MacQuiddie [1511], Cuddie [1653] (obso-
lete), probably from Mac Giiilley Cuddy, a shortened
form oi Mac Guilley Mochiida, ' St. Mochuda's ser-
vant's son.'
' St. Mochuda, Bishop of Lismore and Abbot of Raithin,
died,' A.D. 636*
CuDDiE is found as late as 1680.
Bridson, contracted from Bridgetson, the anglicised
form of Mac Brighde. The original name was
Mac Giolla Brighde, ' Bridget's servant's son,'
but the Giolla dropped out at a comparatively
early date. St. Bridget, Abbess of Kildare, born
about A.D. 450, was the most highly venerated of
the Irish female saints, and, consequently, many
were named after her.
' Saint Brighit, virgin. Abbess of Cill-dara, died '
A.D. 525.1
' GlOLLA-BRlGHDE, son of Dubhdara, chief of Aluintir
Golais, was wounded' A.D. ii46.{
* Four Mast., Vol. I., p. 255. f Four Mast., Vol. I. p. 171.
t Four Mast., Vol. II., p. 1081.