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

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Hrafn's Isle ' (see p. 283). [Hrafns-toft, Land-
ndma-hoc .']
Hrolfy {Hrod-ulfr), ' brother wolf,' which has become
Ralf in English, and Rudolph in German, possibly
occurs in Rauff,* the name of a treen in the
parish of Lonan. The name of Roolwer, who was
Bishop of Man from 1050 to 1065, may be a cor-
ruption of Hrolfr, and if so it is the only instance
of the name in the Insular records. [Rowsay,
Orkneys.]
Ingimarr, contracted into Ingvav and Ivay, possibly
occurs in Jurby, sometimes written formerly
IvoRBY, ' Ivar's Farm.' This derivation is sug-
gested by Worsaae in his ' Danes and Northmen.'
The knight Jvar was killed in 1275, when the
Scotch conquered the Isle of Man. [Irby, Yerby,
Yorkshire ; Irby-in-Marsh, Lincolnshire.]
Kitter, a name of Teutonic, if not of Scandinavian origin,
is found in Kitterland, which is a small island
midway between the Calf and the mainland.
According to ISIanx tradition this islet derived its
name from Kitter, a great Norwegian baron, who
resided in the Isle of Man in Olave Godredson's
days, and who was w-recked here.
Kolr and kollr, the former from kol, ' coal,' the latter
from koll, ' a summit,' may either of them originate
the name of the places called Colby in the
parishes of Lonan and Arbory (see p. 275). In
fact the derivation from a proper name is more
probable, as neither of these places is on a summit,
and there is no coal in the Isle of Man.
* Probably only part of the original narre.