9-1569: Gaskell is a Gaelic surname , a variant of Gaskill . People with the surname [ edit ] Charles George Milnes Gaskell (1842–1919), British lawyer and politician Lady Constance Gaskell (1885–1964), British courtier David Gaskell (born 1940), British football player Dean Gaskell (born 1983), British rugby league player Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865), British novelist and biographer George Gaskell , British social psychologist Holbrook Gaskell (1813–1909), British industrialist and collector Holbrook Gaskell II (1846–1919), British chemical industrialist Holbrook Gaskell III (1878–1951), British chemical industrialist James Gaskell , (born 1990), Rugby Union player for Sale Sharks James Milnes Gaskell (1810–1873), British Conservative politician Jane Gaskell (born 1941), British fantasy novelist Lucy Gaskell (born 1980), British actress Philip Gaskell (1926-2001), British bibliographer and librarian Richard Gaskell , English footballer Walter Holbrook Gaskell (1847–1914), British physiologist William Gaskell (1805–1884), British minister and educator Whitney Gaskell (born 1972), American novelist See also [ edit ] Gaskill (disambiguation) Mary Gaitskill , American author Gaitskell References [ edit ] ^ "Last name GASKELL: origin and meaning" . Geneanet . Retrieved 2024-02-25 . [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
18-663: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Gaelic name Onomastics is an important source of information on the early Celts , as Greco-Roman historiography recorded Celtic names before substantial written information becomes available in any Celtic language. Like Germanic names , early Celtic names are often dithematic . Some information on prehistoric Celtic polytheism can be drawn from names in Irish and Welsh mythology , which often continue older theonyms: Many surnames of Gaelic origin in Ireland and
27-551: Is Ó Cuilleáin or O'Collins (from cuileann , " holly ") as in the holly tree, considered one of the most sacred objects of pre-Christian Celtic culture. Another is Walsh ( Irish : Breatnach ), meaning Welsh . In areas where certain family names are extremely common, extra names are added that sometimes follow this archaic pattern. In Ireland, for example, where Murphy is an exceedingly common name, particular Murphy families or extended families are nicknamed, so that Denis Murphy 's family were called 'The Weavers" and Denis himself
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45-411: The surname Gaskell . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaskell&oldid=1243688053 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
54-1275: The female line of the family is used, depending on how well the parent is known in the area the person resides in, e.g. Paddy Mary John ("Paddy, son of Mary, daughter of John"). A similar tradition continues even in English-speaking areas, especially in rural districts. dithematic Look for Dithematic on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Dithematic in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use
63-930: The name is of French derivation, and indicates that the family once held a manor of that name in Normandy. The de Courcy family was prominent in County Cork from the earliest days of the Norman occupation and subsequently became prominent in Ireland. In addition to all this, Irish-speaking areas still follow the old tradition of naming themselves after their father, grandfather, great-grandfather and so on. Examples include Mike Bartly Pat Reilly ("Mike, son of Bartholomew, son of Pat Reilly"), Seán Mícheál Seán Óg Pádraic Breathnach ("John, son of Michael, son of young John, son of Pat Breathnach"), Tom Paddy-Joe Seoige ("Tom, son of Paddy-Joe Seoige"), and Mary Bartly Mike Walsh ("Mary, daughter of Bartly, son of Mike Walsh"). Sometimes,
72-861: The other Celtic nations derive from ancestors' names, nicknames , or descriptive names. In the first group can be placed surnames such as MacMurrough and MacCarthy, derived from patronymics , or O'Brien and O'Grady, derived from ancestral names. Gaelic surnames derived from nicknames include Ó Dubhda (from Aedh ua Dubhda—Aedh , "the dark one"), O'Doherty (from Ó Dochartaigh , "destroyer" or "obtrusive"), Garvery ( garbh , "rough" or "nasty"), Manton ( mantach , "toothless"), Bane ( bán , "white", as in "white hair"), Finn ( fionn , "fair", as in "fair hair") and Kennedy ( ceann éidigh , "ugly head") Very few Gaelic surnames are derived from placenames or from venerated people or objects. Among those that are included in this small group, several can be shown to be derivations of Gaelic personal names or surnames. One notable exception
81-529: Was called "Denis 'The Weaver' Murphy". (See also O'Hay .) For much the same reason, nicknames (e.g. "the Fada Burkes", "the long/tall Burkes"), father's names (e.g. "John Morrissey Ned") or mother's maiden name ("Kennedy" becoming "Kennedy-Lydon") can become colloquial or legal surnames. The Irish family of de Courcy descends from Anglo-Normans who came to Ireland following the Norman Conquest;
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