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

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The following Scandinavian proper names,* though
obsolete as such in the Isle of Man, are found as pre-
fixes in local names :
Asniund (the change of which into Casement has been
traced at p. 79), probably in Amogarry {Asmimdar-
gar^r), ' Asmund's Enclosure.' [Ashmigarry,
Hebrides ; Oshmigarry, Skye.]
A ust mdiy possibly be a man's name, as stated under
austr, ' east ' (p. 292) ; and the tumulus so called
may commemorate the burial place of a warrior of
this name. The Norsemen were called the Ostmen
or Eastmen in Ireland. The English used the
word Eastcrling in the same sense.
Bnm, in Brundal (Bruns-dal), ' Brown's Dale,' maybe
from a man's name (see pp. 274, 278). [Brunsvik,
Flatey.]
Clcppr, a man's name, from kleppr, ' a rock ;' possibly in
Cleps, the name of a farm in Onchan parish, which
was perhaps originally Cleppsby, ' Clepp's Farm.'
Come, possibly in Cornaa {Corna-a), ' Corne's water '
(see korn, p. 285).
Galte, possibly in Gartedale, (ob.) formerly Galte-
dale {Galta-dalv), ' Galte's-dale ' (see p. 274).
[Galtadalr, Landndma-hoc^^
Geirr, as a proper name, is perhaps found in Garwick
{Geira-vik), ' Geirr's Creek ;' but Garwick is more
probably derived from geirr, ' a spear ' (see p. 292),
as geirr, though very common in compound proper
names, as Siggeir, is rare uncompounded. [Gar-
BOST, Lewis ; Geirabolstadir, Iceland ; Geira-
sf.ED, Landndma-boc.l
* They are all found either in the La7idndina-b6c^ Flateyjarboc,
or the Sngas, unless it is stated to the contrary.