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".
Comish ManxManx: from Gaelic Mac Thómais ‘son of Thomas’. The main seat of the family in the Isle of Man was Ballacomish ‘Comish's (or Thomas's) farm’ (Arbory, IoM).
Corkill Manx, IrishThe name is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Thorcaill ("son of
Thorkell") which is derived from the Old Norse personal name meaning "Thor's kettle".
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".
Crellin ManxManx: shortened form of Gaelic Mac Nialláin ‘son of Niallán’ a diminutive of the personal name
Niall. This name has been explained as a metathesized form of Crennall
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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Kewish Scottish, ManxThe surname Kewish was first found in on the Isle of Uist, in the Hebrides in Scotland, which is named for the Irish King, Colla Uais who was deposed in Ireland by Muedach Tireach and was banished with 300 of their principal chiefs to the Hebrides in 327 A.D. They became known as the kingdom of Ailech and gave birth to the kindred of St... [
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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".
Teare ManxManx form of
McIntyre, from Manx "mac y teyr" and Irish "mac an tSaoir" meaning "son of the craftsman"