Message: "ENGLISH?!!! SASSENACH?!!! My Highland-born ggranny will rise from her grave in Arbroath (NOT an English town, thankee) and come after ye! Maybe she couldn't spell Gaelic names so well, but... Follow Merriment's suggestion for a "British" ca"

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ENGLISH?!!! SASSENACH?!!! My Highland-born ggranny will rise from her grave in Arbroath (NOT an English town, thankee) and come after ye! Maybe she couldn't spell Gaelic names so well, but... Follow Merriment's suggestion for a "British" ca

by Daividh (guest)

3/8/2002, 6:28 PM

in reply to a message by Mike C

"English"...dear God... : (

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- Mike C +2

3/8/2002, 7:22 PM

Well, if I put "Daividh" into the Scottish category would that appease you (and your ggranny)?

- Daividh (guest) +1

3/8/2002, 10:15 PM

Yes, please...

sorry - had a really bad day involving an unseen puddle of oil out by the assembly line and I'm bruised and more cranky than usual.

- Mike C

3/9/2002, 3:41 PM

No problem. My message shouldn't have implied I was thinking of putting Daividh in the English category. When I referred to Celtic variants I had other names in mind, variants which may have in fact developed outside of the Celtic area.

As long as I have your attention I might as well list some specific names you may be able to help with. Many of the definitions are suspicious as well. Some of these are definitely Scottish or Irish surnames, but I don't know if they're Scottish/Irish given names.

ADAIR
ADEN
AIDEN
ARLEN
BALFOUR
BLAINE
BRANNON
BRIN
BRON
BRYNNE
CAILIN
CAIONEACH
CALLAHAN
CARRAN
DAVENA
DAVINIA
DERRY
DRUMMOND
EDANA ?
ENNIS
FARRELL
FINDLAY
GILL
KAILA
KAOLIN
KEARA
KEITHIA
KELAN
KIARA
KIARAN
KIARRA
KIERON
KIERRA
LAIRD
LAMONT
LANTY
LEITH
LYALL
MACK
MAEVA
MALONE
MAVREENA ?
MURPHY

This list is getting long. I'll stop here for now.

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