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Mac Raghnaill
''Mac Raghnaill'' is a masculine surname in the Irish language. The name translates into English language, English as "son of ''Raghnall''". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The name ''Raghnall (given name), Raghnall'' is a Gaelic languages, Gaelic derivative of the Old Norse personal name ''Røgnvaldr'' / ''Rǫgnvaldr'' / ''Rögnvaldr''. Variant forms of the surname include ''Mac Rághnaill'' and ''Mac Raonaill''. These three surnames can be Anglicised variously as: ''Grannell'', ''MacRanald'', ''MacRandell'', ''MacCrindle'', ''MacReynold'', ''MacReynolds'', ''Randalson'', ''Rondalson'', ''Reynoldson'', ''Rannals'', ''Randals'', ''Randles'', ''Ranolds'', and ''Reynolds (surname), Reynolds''. The Irish surnames are borne by numerous unrelated families; some are of Irish people, Irish origin, others of Scottish people, Scottish origin, which is a transcription of: some are of English people, English origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Type
Gaelic type (sometimes called Irish character, Irish type, or Gaelic script) is a family of Insular script typefaces devised for printing Classical Gaelic. It was widely used from the 16th until the mid-18th century (Scotland) or the mid-20th century (Ireland) but is now rarely used. Sometimes, all Gaelic typefaces are called ''Celtic'' or ''uncial'' although most Gaelic types are not uncials. The "Anglo-Saxon" types of the 17th century are included in this category because both the Anglo-Saxon types and the Gaelic/Irish types derive from the insular manuscript hand. The terms ''Gaelic type'', ''Gaelic script'' and ''Irish character'' translate the Irish phrase (). In Ireland, the term is used in opposition to the term , Roman type. The Scottish Gaelic term is (). (–1770) was one of the last Scottish writers with the ability to write in this script, but his main work, , was published in the Roman script. Characteristics Besides the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
