Isle of Man Naming Customs: Difference between revisions

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** Gawne (a smith, cognate with McGowan), Gill (a servant), Teare (a joiner or carpenter, cognate with McIntyre)
** Gawne (a smith, cognate with McGowan), Gill (a servant), Teare (a joiner or carpenter, cognate with McIntyre)
* Geographic: based on a person’s residence (not always a Manx location)-
* Geographic: based on a person’s residence (not always a Manx location)-
** Hampton, Maddrell (a location in Lancashire, England), Radcliffe, Stanley
** Hampton, Maddrell (a location in Lancashire, England), Moffatt (Dumfriesshire, Scotland) Radcliffe, Stanley
* Patronymic, based on a person’s father’s name -
* Patronymic, based on a person’s father’s name -
** Callister (son of Alastair, cognate with MacAllister), Crennel (son of Ranald), Faragher (son of Fearchar or Farquhar), Quayle (son of Paul - cognate with MacPhail), Qualtrough (son of Walter)
** Callister (son of Alastair, cognate with MacAllister), Crennel (son of Ranald), Faragher (son of Fearchar or Farquhar), Quayle (son of Paul - cognate with MacPhail), Qualtrough (son of Walter)