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Equivalent names for Emanuel?

  • 18-07-2015 9:49am
    #1
    RGM
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭


    In my tree I have an Irish native named Emanuel Toland who emigrated to Philadelphia around 1850, exact origin unknown, Catholic. Any idea what other names he could have gone by?

    Surprisingly (to me) this name can be found in Griffith's Valuation paired with Gaelic surnames.


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  • #2
    P. Breathnach
    Registered Users Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭P. Breathnach


    Some Gaelic given names were "paired" with English names as a supposed translation - for example Gobnait is given as Abigail in English.

    I'd look into the possibility that Emanuel is used for Manus. It would make a wonderful chain, as Manus is a Gaelic form of Magnus, which arrived here with the Vikings, who themselves borrowed it from the ancient Romans.


  • #3
    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,005 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    It could have been shortened to Manny or Mannie, it could also be spelled with two m's Emmanuel.


  • #4
    RGM
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭RGM


    P. Breathnach wrote: »
    Some Gaelic given names were "paired" with English names as a supposed translation - for example Gobnait is given as Abigail in English.

    I'd look into the possibility that Emanuel is used for Manus. It would make a wonderful chain, as Manus is a Gaelic form of Magnus, which arrived here with the Vikings, who themselves borrowed it from the ancient Romans.

    Yes, that is what I was getting at. I thought it unlikely that Emanuel would have been the "real" name of an Irish Catholic born in the early 19th century. I did find one record that may be my man that says "Daniel Toland," but I think that's more likely an error based on miscommunication.

    Manus was the one that did come to mind, but I haven't yet been able to find anything to tie the two names together.


  • #5
    Peregrinus
    Registered Users Posts: 25,990 ✭✭✭✭Peregrinus


    Just a thought - could he have started out as an Eamonn?


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