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KEELAN f,m Irish
Anglicized form of CAOILFHIONN, sometimes used as a masculine name.
CAOILFHIONN f Irish
Pronounced: KEE-lin
Derived from the Gaelic elements caol "slender" and fionn "fair". This was the name of several Irish saints.
ALINA (1) f Arabic
Means "noble" in Arabic.
ALINA (2) f German, Polish
Pet form of ADELINA and names that end in alina.
Stef answered the question about Maddock, but she got the origin slightly wrong (just slightly though). Madog is a variation of Madoc. Madoc does mean "fortunate" in Welsh. I believe Maddox comes from Madoc as well.
You could've simply searched for these names in the search box on the main page of Behind the Name. Maddock wouldn't have shown up because it isn't in the database, but Madog does show up. Madog is linked to Madoc.
Miranda - Who posted this before, but the message got toasted when the server went down yesterday
Anglicized form of CAOILFHIONN, sometimes used as a masculine name.
CAOILFHIONN f Irish
Pronounced: KEE-lin
Derived from the Gaelic elements caol "slender" and fionn "fair". This was the name of several Irish saints.
ALINA (1) f Arabic
Means "noble" in Arabic.
ALINA (2) f German, Polish
Pet form of ADELINA and names that end in alina.
Stef answered the question about Maddock, but she got the origin slightly wrong (just slightly though). Madog is a variation of Madoc. Madoc does mean "fortunate" in Welsh. I believe Maddox comes from Madoc as well.
You could've simply searched for these names in the search box on the main page of Behind the Name. Maddock wouldn't have shown up because it isn't in the database, but Madog does show up. Madog is linked to Madoc.
Miranda - Who posted this before, but the message got toasted when the server went down yesterday
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Maddock and Keelan
I've seen Maddock before, so I think it could be a real name. However, it's not my style at all. I don't care for Maddock, Maddox, Madoc, or Madog, sorry.
Maddock comes from Madoc, which is a Welsh name meaning "fortunate", like I said. So Maddock's meaning would be "fortunate".
Keelan actually means "slender and fair" because of the two elements meaning "fair" and "slender" respectively are combined in the name Caoilfhionn. Keelan is an Anglicisation, or English version, of Caoilfhionn.
Oxygen.com's Babynamer (http://tools.oxygen.com/babynamer/) is another fairly accurate site. However, it does get meanings wrong occasionally.
Miranda
I've seen Maddock before, so I think it could be a real name. However, it's not my style at all. I don't care for Maddock, Maddox, Madoc, or Madog, sorry.
Maddock comes from Madoc, which is a Welsh name meaning "fortunate", like I said. So Maddock's meaning would be "fortunate".
Keelan actually means "slender and fair" because of the two elements meaning "fair" and "slender" respectively are combined in the name Caoilfhionn. Keelan is an Anglicisation, or English version, of Caoilfhionn.
Oxygen.com's Babynamer (http://tools.oxygen.com/babynamer/) is another fairly accurate site. However, it does get meanings wrong occasionally.
Miranda
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well maddock is my last name and i appecriate the information you have gave me for my report on ancestors
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Pronunciations
Maddock is pronounced just like it's written: mad-DOCK (dock like "doctor"). Keelan, I would think, is KEE-lin, because Caoilfhionn's pronounced that way (Irish spellings are quite different from English spellings).
And Alina could be a-LEE-na, a-LIN-a, or a-LYE-na. Personally, I much prefer the first pronunciation. Especially if you're going to use Alina as a short form of Adelina or something like that.
If you have any more questions on any other names, we'd greatly appreciate it if you first searched for the name in question in the search box on the main page of Behind the Name. If you can't find the name you're looking for (or a name that's similar) already in the database, then you'd be welcome to ask us for info on this board (the General board). Thanks.
Miranda
Maddock is pronounced just like it's written: mad-DOCK (dock like "doctor"). Keelan, I would think, is KEE-lin, because Caoilfhionn's pronounced that way (Irish spellings are quite different from English spellings).
And Alina could be a-LEE-na, a-LIN-a, or a-LYE-na. Personally, I much prefer the first pronunciation. Especially if you're going to use Alina as a short form of Adelina or something like that.
If you have any more questions on any other names, we'd greatly appreciate it if you first searched for the name in question in the search box on the main page of Behind the Name. If you can't find the name you're looking for (or a name that's similar) already in the database, then you'd be welcome to ask us for info on this board (the General board). Thanks.
Miranda
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