Mac Íomhair
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Mac Íomhair is a masculine surname
in the Irish language
. The name translates into English
as "son of Íomhar". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The form Nic Íomhair is borne by unmarried females; the forms Bean Mhic Íomhair and Mhic Íomhair are borne by married females. A variant form of Mac Iomhair is Mag Íomhair; the feminine forms of this surname are likewise Nig Íomhair, Bean Mhig Íomhair, and Mhig Íomhair. All these Irish surnames have various Anglicised forms.
as "son of Íomhar". A variant form of the surname is Mag Íomhair. These surnames originated as patronyms, however they no longer refer to the actual name of the bearer's father. The name Iomhar is a Gaelic derivative of Ívarr, an Old Norse
personal name
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origin.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
in the Irish language
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
. The name translates into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as "son of Íomhar". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The form Nic Íomhair is borne by unmarried females; the forms Bean Mhic Íomhair and Mhic Íomhair are borne by married females. A variant form of Mac Iomhair is Mag Íomhair; the feminine forms of this surname are likewise Nig Íomhair, Bean Mhig Íomhair, and Mhig Íomhair. All these Irish surnames have various Anglicised forms.
Etymology
Mac Íomhair translates into EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as "son of Íomhar". A variant form of the surname is Mag Íomhair. These surnames originated as patronyms, however they no longer refer to the actual name of the bearer's father. The name Iomhar is a Gaelic derivative of Ívarr, an Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
personal name
Personal name
A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...
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Feminine forms
Mac Íomhair and Mag Íomhair are masculine surnames. The form of Mac Íomhair for unmarried females is Nic Íomhair, whereas the (unmarried) feminine form of Mag Íomhair is Nig Íomhair; these names translate into English as "daughter of the son of Íomhar. The form of Mac Íomhair for married females is Bean Mhic Íomhair, whereas the (married) feminine form of Mag Íomhair is Bean Mhig Íomhair; these particular feminine names can also been rendered simply as Mhic Íomhair and Mhig Íomhair; these four surnames translate to "wife of the son of Íomhar.Anglicised forms
Mac Íomhair has been Anglicised variously as MacIvor, MacIver, MacKiver, MacKiever, MacKiver, MacKever, MacKevor, MacKeever, MacKeevor, MacCure, MacIvers, Ivers, Eivers, and Keevers. Anglicised forms of Mag Íomhair include MacGeevor, MacGeever, and MacGaver. According to the Patrick Woulfe, the surnames are apparently of ScottishScottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
origin.