ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 2911 http://www.s-gabriel.org/2911 ************************************ 12 Sep 2004 From: Aryanhwy merch Catmael Greetings from the Academy of S. Gabriel! You wanted to know if is an appropriate byname for a Gaelic man living in the 16th century. Here is the information we have found. For your period, the standard Gaelic byname meaning 'son of Aonghus' is or . [1,2] The specific spelling is typical of the north of Ireland, and is pronounced roughly \mahg INN-ish\. In 1520, we found two men who were recorded with bynames standardly written , so this byname is a fine choice for your period. [3] is less typical, but still possible. In English, we find rendered phonetically as , , and . [1] If you are interested in chosing a given name that is also appropriate for the 16th century, we recommend the following article: [2] "Index of Names in Irish Annals: Masculine Given Names: 1501-1600" http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/1501-1600.shtml Once you've chosen a given name, write us again and we'll be happy to tell you how it was pronounced and how it might have been rendered in English. We hope that this letter has been useful to you and that you won't hesitate to write us again if any part was unclear or if you have further questions. Research and commentary on this letter were provided by Arval Benicoeur, Mari neyn Brian, Juliana de Luna, and Effrick neyn Kenyeoch. For the Academy, -Aryanhwy merch Catmael, 12 Sept. 2004 -- References: [1] Woulfe, Patrick, _Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish Names and Surnames_ (Kansas City: Irish Genealogical Foundation). s.n. mac Aonghuis [2] Mari Elspeth nic Bryan, "Index of Names in Irish Annals" (WWW: Academy of S. Gabriel, 2001-2002). http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/AnnalsIndex [3] Mavis Cournane, Donnchadh O/ Corra/in, ed., "Annals of the Four Masters, Volume 5" (WWW: CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts: a project of University College, Cork, Ireland, 1998), entries M1501-M1588. http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G100005E/. M1520.entry 2, p.1346.