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

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parish of German, is now called Sandall. [Galt-
NESs, Iceland.]
Kambr (M), *a comb,' used in local names of a crest, a
ridge of hills ; in Cammall {Kamha fjall), ' Ridges'
Fell ;' and probably in Camlork, formerly Cam-
LORGE {Kamh ? ). [Kambsnes, Iceland ; Cam-
NESS, Landndma-hoc ; Camfell, English Lakes.]
Kollr (M), 'a top, summit ;' possibly in Colby {Kolla-
byr), * Summits' Farm,' in Arbory and Lonan. It
should, however, be mentioned that in both these
parishes Colby is on the side, not on the summit,
of a hill ; so possibly the derivation from the proper
nameXo/ or Koll is the true one. [Colby, English
Lakes, Pembrokeshire, and Essex ; Coleby,
Lincolnshire ; Colsetter, Orkneys ; Kulby,
Denmark ; Koldby, Samsoe.]
Slakki (M), * a slope on a mountain-edge,' exactly de-
scribes the position of Slegaby, formerly Slekby
(Siakka-byr), ' Slope Farm,' in the parish of Onchan.
There is a Sleckby, with the same meaning, in the
parish of Jurby. [Slakka-gil, Iceland.]
Stein (M), ' a stone ;' in Staynarhea (ob.), a corruption
of Steina-haugr, ' Stones' how.' This name, which
appeared in 1540 in the computus of the Rushen
Abbey tenants in Malew, attached to the Chronicon
MannicE, is not now used, its place being taken
by the Celtic Shenvalla. [Steinar, Iceland ;
Stennis, Orkneys ; Stenness, Shetlands.]
fromr (M), (gen. ipramar), 'the brim, edge, verge;'
possibly in Tromode, formerly Tremott (franiar-
holt), ' Copsewood-edge.^ There was a mill at Tre-
mott in 151 1 ; and in Tremmissary, formerly
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