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ArchivesRe: Btw... Daividh knows a lot about Celtic names. If he's around tonight, maybe he might have additional or different info for you. n/t
in reply to a message by Stewart D'Leon
Hey Stewart,
Not sure how much help I'm gonna be, but I have one possibility for you. Of course, we have to overcome the fact that D'Leon is a legit Spanish surname in Venezuela (notably Oscar D'Leon, the salsa music guy) and elsewhere in central/south America. And maybe that's the true origin of your name; but you have reason, apparently, to think otherwise.
If we go with the Irish connection, we stumble on the coincidence that "leon" means "lion" in Irish Gaelic as well as in Spanish. But if it occurs as a surname in Ireland, it's pretty obscure.
I'd put my money on a common Irish surname, that upon sight anyone might translate into a form of "leon" in Spanish. That surname is Lyons.
Lyons comes not from "lion" or "leon" but from one of two ancient Irish patronymic ("son of") names, either O Liathain (County Cork) or O Liaghin (County Galway). Liaghin derives from laighean, "gray". Not a clue what Liathain means (Phyllis?).
Anyway, if I had to pick an Irish name that was translated into D'Leon once in Venezuela, I think Lyons is the most likely.
Like I said, a possibility. Hope that helps.
- Daividh
Not sure how much help I'm gonna be, but I have one possibility for you. Of course, we have to overcome the fact that D'Leon is a legit Spanish surname in Venezuela (notably Oscar D'Leon, the salsa music guy) and elsewhere in central/south America. And maybe that's the true origin of your name; but you have reason, apparently, to think otherwise.
If we go with the Irish connection, we stumble on the coincidence that "leon" means "lion" in Irish Gaelic as well as in Spanish. But if it occurs as a surname in Ireland, it's pretty obscure.
I'd put my money on a common Irish surname, that upon sight anyone might translate into a form of "leon" in Spanish. That surname is Lyons.
Lyons comes not from "lion" or "leon" but from one of two ancient Irish patronymic ("son of") names, either O Liathain (County Cork) or O Liaghin (County Galway). Liaghin derives from laighean, "gray". Not a clue what Liathain means (Phyllis?).
Anyway, if I had to pick an Irish name that was translated into D'Leon once in Venezuela, I think Lyons is the most likely.
Like I said, a possibility. Hope that helps.
- Daividh
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Gotta knock on a few heads, er, doors over in the Center for Celtic Studies department (there might be a couple of Gaelic speakers over there but since it is the Winter Break, I'm not sure). Otherwise, I'll pop on over to the Conradh na Gaelige meeting next Tuesday and ask.
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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