Re[2]: [tied] Belgians and Gauls

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