Cannell
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Cannell is a chiefly Manx surname
which is derived from the Gaelic/Celtic McConnell or O'Connell.
Manx surnames
Manx surnames are surnames which originate on the Isle of Man. The general make up of Manx surnames reflects the recorded history of the island, which can be divided into three different eras - Gaelic, Norse, and English. In consequence most Manx surnames are derived from the Gaelic, Norse, and...
which is derived from the Gaelic/Celtic McConnell or O'Connell.
Spelling variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Connell, O'Connell, Cannell, Connall, Conell, Conall, Connill, Connull, Connel, Connal, Connul, Canell, Cannel, O'Connall, O'ConellPeople
- Stephen J. CannellStephen J. CannellStephen Joseph Cannell was an American television producer, writer, novelist and occasional actor, and the founder of Stephen J. Cannell Productions.-Early life:...
, American TV-produccer - Skipwith CannellSkipwith CannellSkipwith Cannell was an American poet associated with the Imagist group. His surname is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable. He was a friend of William Carlos Williams, and like Ezra Pound he came from Philadelphia...
, American poet - Paul CannellPaul CannellPaul Cannell is an English former footballer who played as a forward for Newcastle United between 1972 and 1978. He made 62 appearances and scored 18 goals, before moving to the United States...
, English footballer - Dorothy CannellDorothy CannellDorothy Cannell is an English-American writer. She writes mysteries featuring Ellie Haskell, interior decorator and Ben Haskell, writer and chef, and Hyacinth and Primrose Tramwell, a pair of dotty sisters and owners of the Flowers Detection Agency...
, English novelist - Kathleen Eaton CannellKathleen Eaton CannellKathleen Eaton Cannell was a Paris-based American dance and fashion correspondent for major U.S. papers and periodicals. Before moving to Paris she was the dance critic for The Christian Science Monitor...
, American correspondent - Brenda CannellBrenda CannellBrenda Josephine Cannell MHK is the current member of the House of Keys for Douglas East, having been first elected in the 1996 general election. She was born in 1952 in Liverpool and moved to the Island in 1977. She was a Hair Stylist prior to becoming an MHK. She was on the Douglas Town...
, Manx politician - Geoff CannellGeoff CannellGeoffrey Thornton Cannell Geoffrey Thornton Cannell Geoffrey Thornton Cannell (1942 – September 24, 2007 was a former Member of the House of Keys (MHK) and a sports broadcaster in the Isle of Man....
, Manx politician