Re: Re[2]: [tied] Belgians and Gauls

That's makes sense for the surname but I'm talking
about Co. Monaghan and I've read posts and seen in
history books that Co Monaghan is linked to Menapii.
While I suspect this has its roots in romanticism or
nationalism, I plead ignorance so I'll let the rest of
you fight it out.

--- "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:

> At 3:57:02 PM on Friday, August 24, 2007, Rick
> McCallister
> wrote:
>
> > In Ireland, there are a couple of names that are
> said to
> > be cognate with Belgic groups Monaghan w/ Menapii.
> But I
> > plead ignorance
>
> If you mean the surname <Monaghan>, it's usually
> from <Ó
> Manacháin> 'male descendant of Manachán'; the
> forename
> <Man(a)chán> is a diminutive of <manach> 'a monk'.
>
> Brian
>
>
>

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