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Bittjnantpa of Baftire I0ri0tn. 67
Boyd, probably from Mac Giolla Buidhe, ' Giolla-
bhuide's son,' or the * yellow-haired youth's son.'
(See note on Giolla, under Mylroi).
' Conn MacGillabhuidhe, Abbot of Mangairid,' a.d. iioo.*
Makaboy was Archdeacon and Rector of
Andreas, a.d. 1270.
MacGilla Buidhe, in Ireland, is corrupted
into MacGilla Boy, and then into M'^Avoy,
M'^Evoy, MacBoyd, and Boyd, though M*=Avoy
and iVPEvoY are strictly speaking contractions of
MacAedha Buidhe. ' Aedh, the Yellow's son,'
where Buidhe is a mere nickname. The name
BoDDAGH (extinct), which is probably the same
name originally, as Boyd, had, by the middle of
the eighteenth century, been in every case
changed into Boyd, which latter name is still pro-
nounced BoDDAGH by a few old Manx people.
Boddagh may, however, be derived from Buadach,
' victorious,' or from the nickname Bodach, mean-
ing ' churl.'
M<=Oboy, M'^Booy, M'^Bow^ye, Bedagh [15 ii], Boy
[1611], BoiD [1617], Boddaugh [1671], Boxy
[1680], Bodaugh [1682], Boddagh [1701], Boyd
[1742].
Boyd is not such a common name now as
formerly.
Ballaugh, Michael (vc), German, Lezayre (c), else-
where (u).
Cannon and Cannan, contracted from Mac Cannanain,
' Cannanan's son ' {Ceann-fhionn, * white head ').
• Canannan, son of Ceallach Tanist of Ui Ceinnsealaigh,
A.D. 95o.t
' From the family of O'Cannanain, of Tirconnell,
* Four Mast., Vol. II., p. 965. t Four Mast., Vol. II., p. 667.
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