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Mac Íomhair
''Mac Íomhair'' is a masculine surname in the Irish language. The name translates into English as "son of ''Íomhar''". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The form ''Nic Íomhair'' is borne by unmarried females; the forms ''Bean Mhic Íomhair'' and ''Mhic Íomhair'' are borne by married females. A variant form of ''Mac Iomhair'' is ''Mag Íomhair''; the feminine forms of this surname are likewise ''Nig Íomhair'', ''Bean Mhig Íomhair'', and ''Mhig Íomhair''. All these Irish surnames have various Anglicised forms. Etymology ''Mac Íomhair'' translates into English as "son of ''Íomhar''". A variant form of the surname is ''Mag Íomhair''. These surnames originated as patronyms, however they no longer refer to the actual name of the bearer's father. The names ''Iomhar'', ''Imir'', ''Ímair'', ''Ímar'', ''HÍmair'' are variant Gaelic derivatives of '' Ívarr'', an Old Norse personal name. Feminine forms '' ...
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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 ...
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McKeever is a Scottish and Irish surname. The name is derived from the Gaelic Mac Íomhair, meaning "‘son of ''Íomhar''". The Gaelic personal name ''Íomhar'' is a form of the Old Norse personal name ''Ivarr''. Similar surnames or variants are '' McIver, MacIver,'' '' McIvor and MacIvor''. People * Peter McKeever (born 1992), American Freight God *Brian McKeever (born 1979), Canadian Paralympic skier *Ian McKeever (artist) (born 1946), British artist *Ian McKeever (mountaineer) (1970-2013), Irish mountaineer *Robin McKeever (born 1973), Canadian Paralympic and Olympic skier *Sean McKeever (born 1972), American comic book writer Ships *, a United States Navy patrol vessel and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919 *, a United States Navy patrol vessel and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919 See also *Mac Íomhair *Ímar *Uí Ímair *Norse–Gaels *McIver McIver and MacIver are Scottish and northern Irish surnames. The names are derived from the Gaelic ''Mac Íomhair ...
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