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Kinnear Settlement, New Brunswick
Kinnear is a Scottish and Irish surname which means "chieftain". Notable persons with that name include: * A. E. Kinnear, Australian Secretary to the Public Service Commissioner * Andrew Kinnear (1750–1818), Canadian politician * Ben Kinnear (born 1979), footballer * Bob Kinnear, Canadian labour leader * Charles Kinnear (1830–1894), architect * David Kinnear (1917–2008), Scottish association football player * David Kinnear (journalist) ( 1906–1862), Canadian journalist * Dominic Kinnear (born 1967), Scottish-American association football player and manager * George Kinnear (1836–1912), American military officer and real estate developer * Greg Kinnear (born 1963), American actor * Kent Kinnear (born 1966), American tennis player * Helen Kinnear (1894–1970), Canadian lawyer * Joe Kinnear (1912–1981), Australian rules footballer * Joe Kinnear (born 1946), Irish association football player and manager * John Kinnear (Irish politician) (1824–1894), Irish politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Surname
A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, surnames are generally patronymic in etymology but are no longer literal patronyms as, for example, most Icelandic names still are. The form of a surname varies according to whether its bearer is male or female, and in the case of a married woman, whether she chooses to adopt her husband's surname. An alternative traditional naming convention consists of the first name followed by a double patronym, usually with the father and grandfather's names. This convention is not used for official purposes but is generalized in ''Gaeltachtaí'' (Irish-speaking areas) and also survives in some rural non-''Gaeltacht'' areas. Sometimes the name of the mother or grandmother may be used instead of the father or grandfather. Epithets A first name may be modified by an adjective to distinguish its bearer from other people with the same name. ''Mór'' ("big") and ''Óg'' ("young") are used to distinguish father and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |