From: Brian M. Scott Message: 49628 Date: 2007-08-25
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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