Official Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland for the Guidance of Registration Officers and the Public in Searching the ... Deaths, and Marriages (Heritage Classic) by Matheson, Robert E. E

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Heritage Books, Inc.. New. Official Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland for the Guidance of Registration Officers and the Public in Searching the Indexes of Births, Deaths, and Marriages - Robert E MathesonThis informative and extremely helpful guide explains the relatively simple evolution of names such as Neill to O'Neill, as well as the baffling transfiguration of Johnson to McShane It also describes the interchangeable use of different surnames, a practice which resulted from the translation of names between the English and Irish languages The name Smith, for example, could have been used interchangeably with Gowan, Goan, Gow, McGowan, or O'Gowan; each of these representing the Anglicized form of the Irish word gobha-a smith The text clarifies the meaning of prefixes and affixes, initial letters, second and third letters, contractions, spelling according to pronunciation, older forms of names, local variations in spelling and form, irregular use of maiden… Read More

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