Mac Amhalghaidh

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Mac Amhalghaidh
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Mac Amhalghaidh in Gaelic script
GenderMasculine
Language(s) Irish
Other gender
FeminineNic Amhalghaidh, Bean Mhic Amhalghaidh, Mhic Amhalghaidh
Origin
Language(s)Irish
Meaning"son of Amhalghaidh ", "son of Amhalghadh "
Other names
Variant form(s)Mac Amhalaí, Mac Amhalaidh, Mac Amhalghadha, Mag Amhalghaidh, Mag Amhalghadha
Cognate(s)MacAmhalghaidh
See also Mac Amhlaoibh

Mac Amhalghaidh is an Irish masculine surname. The name translates into English as "son of Amhalghadh ". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The form of the surname for unmarried females is Nic Amhalghaidh. The forms for married females are Bean Mhic Amhalghaidh and Mhic Amhalghaidh. The Irish Mac Amhalghaidh has numerous Anglicised forms. The surname has been borne by at least one notable Irish family.

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A cognate of Mac Amhalghaidh is the Scottish Gaelic MacAmhalghaidh; the feminine form of which is NicAmhalghaidh.

There are several variant forms of the name. A modern variant is Mac Amhalaí. Another is Mac Amhalaidh. Another variant is Mac Amhalghadha. Variant forms of Mac Amhalghaidh and Mac Amhalghadha include Mag Amhalghaidh and Mag Amhalghadha.

Etymology

Mac Amhalghaidh translates into English as "son of Amhalghaidh ", [1] or "son of Amhalghadh ". [2] The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The personal name Amhalghaidh, also spelt Amhalghadh, is an old Gaelic name, and is of uncertain origin and meaning. [2]

Feminine forms

Mac Amhalghaidh is a masculine surname. The form of this surname for unmarried females is Nic Amhalghaidh. This feminine surname is actually a contracted form of iníon Mhic Amhalghaidh, which translates into English as "daughter of Mac Amhalghaidh". The form of the surname for married females is Bean Mhic Amhalghaidh, which translates into English as "wife of Mac Amhalghaidh"; this feminine surname can also be represented in the contracted form Mhic Amhalghaidh. [3]

Gaelic cognate

A cognate of the Irish Mac Amhalghaidh is the Scottish Gaelic MacAmhalghaidh. [4] The feminine form of this Scottish Gaelic surname is NicAmhalghaidh. This feminine name is composed of the prefix Nic-, which is an abbreviated form of the Scottish Gaelic nighean mhic [5] or nì mhic, [6] which translates into English as "daughter of the son"; thus NicAmhalghaidh translates as "daughter of MacAmhalghaidh".

Variant forms

Mac Amhalaí

A modern variant form of Mac Amhalghaidh is Mac Amhalaí. [7] This surname is rendered for unmarried females as Nic Amhalaí. The form for married females is Bean Mhic Amhalaí, or simply Mhic Amhalaí.

Mac Amhalaidh

Another variant is Mac Amhalaidh. [8] This surname is rendered for unmarried females as Nic Amhalaidh. The form for married females is Bean Mhic Amhalaidh, or simply Mhic Amhalaidh.

Mac Amhalghadha

Another variant of the surname is Mac Amhalghadha. [1] [9] This surname is rendered for unmarried females as Nic Amhalghadha. The form for married females is Bean Mhic Amhalghadha, or simply Mhic Amhalghadha.

Mag Amhalghaidh, Mag Amhalghadha

Variant forms of Mac Amhalghaidh and Mac Amhalghadha are Mag Amhalghaidh and Mag Amhalghadha. [1] [9] These surnames are rendered for unmarried females as Nig Amhalghaidh and Nig Amhalghadha. The form for married females are Bean Mhig Amhalghaidh and Bean Mhig Amhalghadha; or simply Mhig Amhalghaidh and Mhig Amhalghadha.

Anglicised forms

There are numerous Anglicised forms of the surname. Anglicisations in use today include Cauley , [8] Cawley , [1] Macally, [10] MacAlley , [10] MacAulay , [10] MacAuley , [10] MacAuliffe , [10] Maccally, [10] MacCauley , [1] MacCawley , [8] and MacCowley , [1] MacGawley , and Magawley . [11] Many of these English-language surnames also have unrelated origins. For example, in many cases the Irish Mac Amhlaoibh has been Anglicised into identical forms. [1] [11] [12] Anglicised forms of Mag Amhalghaidh and Mag Amhalghadha include Gawley , MacGaulay , MacGawlay , MacGawley , and Magawley . [9] An Anglicised form of the Irish Mac Amhalaidh is MacGauley . [8]

Families

The surname has been borne by several Irish families. The most notable of these was a particular family that was historically seated in what is today County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland. The leadership of the family had once been the powerful lords of Calraighe. [1] According to Edward MacLysaght, this family's eponymous ancestor of this family lived in the 13th century. A pedigree of the family is recorded stretching back to Niall of the Nine Hostages, a semi-legendary High King of Ireland. [11]

In Scotland, the unrelated MacAulays of Ardincaple (also known as "Clan MacAulay") derived their surname from MacAmhalghaidh, the Scottish Gaelic form of the surname. [2] [4] The early ancestry of the MacAulays is uncertain, although their surname may ultimately be linked to members of the original family of the Earls of Lennox, who bore the name Amhalghaidh / Amhalghadh. The MacAulays of Ardincaple were historically seated at Ardincaple Castle, within territory dominated by the early Earls of Lennox.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mac Amhalghadha, Mac Amhalghaidh, Library Ireland (www.libraryireland.com), retrieved 19 December 2010, which is a transcription of: Woulfe, Patrick (1923), Irish Names and Surnames.
  2. 1 2 3 Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com , retrieved 20 December 2010, which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN   0-19-508137-4 , for the surname "McCauley".
  3. ↑ Stenson, Nancy (2008), Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workshop, Taylor & Francis e-Library, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Routledge, pp. 53–55, ISBN   978-0-203-92737-3
  4. 1 2 Black, George Fraser (1946), The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History, New York: New York Public Library, p. 455
  5. ↑ Black, George Fraser (1946), The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History, New York: New York Public Library, p. 628
  6. ↑ Owen, Robert C. (1993), The Modern English-Gaelic Dictionary, Glasgow: Gairm, p. 87, ISBN   1-871901-29-4
  7. ↑ "Irish Ancestors", The Irish Times , retrieved 20 December 2010, which cited: MacLysaght, Edward (1980), Irish Families, Dublin, and also cited Ó Corráin, D.; Maguire, F. (1980), Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin, also noted Ó Corráin, D.; Maguire, F. (1990), Irish Names, Dublin, for the surname "Mac Amhalghaidh".
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Irish Ancestors", The Irish Times , retrieved 20 December 2010, which cited: de Bhulbh, Seán (1997), Sloinnte na hÉireann – Irish Surnames, Comharchumann Íde Naofa, for the surnames "Cauley", "MacCawley", and "MacGauley".
  9. 1 2 3 Mag Amhalghadha, Mag Amhalghaidh, Library Ireland (www.libraryireland.com), retrieved 19 December 2010, which is a transcription of: Woulfe, Patrick (1923), Irish Names and Surnames.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Reaney, Percy Hilde; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (2006), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), London: Routledge, pp. 2033–2034, ISBN   0-203-99355-1 .
  11. 1 2 3 MacLysaght, Edward (1972), Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins, New York: Crown Publishers, pp. 50–51
  12. ↑ Mac Amhlaoibh, Library Ireland (www.libraryireland.com), retrieved 19 December 2010, which is a transcription of: Woulfe, Patrick (1923), Irish Names and Surnames.
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