Manx
names are used on the Isle of Man.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Casement ManxAnglicized and reduced form of Manx Gaelic
Mac Asmuint meaning "son of
Ásmundr". A notable bearer was Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916), an Irish-born British consular official and rebel.
Clague ManxShortened Anglicization of either Gaelic
Mac Luathóg "son of Luathóg", itself derived from a diminutive of Gaelic
luath, Manx
leah "swift", or from Gaelic
Mac Laoghóg "son of Laoghóg", which is derived from a diminutive of Gaelic
laogh and Manx
lheiy "calf".
Corrin Manx, ScottishFirst documented in 1290, sources suggest prototypes to be of Norse and/or Irish origins or a Manx contraction of Mac Oran from Mac Odhrain.
Craine ManxShortened Anglicization of Manx
Mac Ciaráin "son of
Ciarán" or
Mac Giolla Ciaráin "son of the devotee of Ciarán".
Dempster Manx, English, ScottishThe name for a judge or arbiter of minor disputes, from Old English dem(e)stre, a derivative of the verb demian ‘to judge or pronounce judgement’. Although this was originally a feminine form of the masculine demere, by the Middle English period the suffix -stre had lost its feminine force, and the term was used of both sexes... [
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Kneen ManxManx cognate of the Gaelic surname
Mac Niadháin, itself derived from the Gaelic personal name
Nia meaning "champion." It may also be a corruption of the surname
McNiven (Anglicized form of
Mac Cnáimhín).
Quail English, ManxA variant of
Quayle, derived from various patronymics meaning "son of Paul". Alternately, an English nickname derived from the bird, perhaps given to a person who was timid, or known for being promiscuous.
Quine ManxShortened Anglicization of Manx
Mac Vian "son of
Mian".