McCandlish (, is
Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
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surname (and rarely also a given name), derived from
Scottish Gaelic
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and
Middle Irish
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(among other spellings), meaning 'son of Cuindleas', an
Old Irish
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given name of uncertain meaning.
[ A newer edition of this book exists (2015, ).]
Variants
Some variants include McAndlish,
McCanalish, McCandelich, McCandelish, McCandish, McCandlash, and McCandleis, among others. Spellings with ''Mac'' were believed to be extinct by the first half of the 20th century,
but still survive among a few families, primarily in the United States and Canada. As with other names of this sort, versions with ''M'
'' were also attested until the early 20th century.
The name is closely related to
McCandless (from the same derivation), found in Scotland and especially the north of Ireland (
Ulster
Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...
).
[ Link is to 1985 edition, but pagination is the same. A newer edition of this book exists (1989, ).] Some recorded north Irish variants are more similar to McCandlish, e.g. McCandleish,
while some Scottish variants are closer to McCandless, e.g. McCanleis and McCaunles.
McCandlish itself has also sometimes historically been attested in Northern Ireland.
It is etymologically but probably not familially related to , 'descendant of Cuindlis', a literary family of
Uà Mháine
UÃ Mhaine, often Anglicised as Hy Many, was one of the oldest and largest kingdoms located in Connacht, Ireland. Its territory of approximately encompassed all of what is now north, east and south County Galway, south and central County Rosco ...
in west-central Ireland.
The earliest form of the given name can be traced back to an abbot from the 8th century called
Cuindles.
[ A revised edition of this book exists (1995, ).]
Surname
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Benjamin McCandlish
Benjamin Vaughan McCandlish (June 3, 1886 – October 16, 1975) was a United States Navy flag officer who served as the 36th Naval Governor of Guam and was a recipient of the Navy Cross.
Early life
On June 3, 1886, McCandlish was born in P ...
(1886–1975), United States Navy flag officer; 36th naval governor of Guam
*
Edward Gerstell McCandlish (1887–1946), American illustrator, mapmaker, toymaker, and author of the ''Bunny Tots'' series of children's books (1920s); perhaps best known for illustrating ''
Laboulaye's Fairy Book''
*
John Edward Chalmers McCandlish (1901–1974), British Army major-general
*
John MacGregor McCandlish
John MacGregor McCandlish WS FRSE (1821–1901) was a Scottish lawyer and actuary. He was the first president of the Faculty of Actuaries.
Life
He was born at 17 Minto Street in south Edinburgh on 12 January 1821 the son of William McCandlis ...
(1821–1901), Scottish lawyer; first president of the Faculty of Actuaries
* Mackey McCandlish, animator, game designer, and co-creator of ''
Blahbalicious
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''
*
Margherita McCandlish Wood (1892–1954), former first lady of Guam, wife of Benjamin
* William McCandlish, British dog breeder
Given name
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McCandlish Phillips
John McCandlish Phillips, Jr. (December 4, 1927 – April 9, 2013) was an American journalist and author on religious subjects.Fox, Magalit (April 9, 2013)McCandlish Phillips, Times reporter who exposed Jewish Klansman, dies at 85.''The New York T ...
(1927–2013), American journalist and evangelist
See also
*
Candlish, a derived Scottish surname
*
McCandless (surname)
McCandless (, ) is a Gaels, Gaelic surname, both Irish people, Irish (Ulster)The data can be visualised with maps provided here: and occasionally Scottish people, Scottish. It is the Anglicized form of the Middle Irish (among other spellings) ' ...
, a more common Scots-Irish form of the name, primarily found in the north of Ireland
*
Ó Cuindlis, a west Irish surname dating to the 14th century; anglicized as Conlisk, Cundlish, Quinlist, and several other variants
References
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Surnames
Surnames of Scottish origin
Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames