Grimoire Vocabulary — Proper names
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| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| de Búrca | ᚛ᚇᚓ ᚁᚒᚏᚉᚐ᚜ | deh BUR-kuh | burke | FoclóirTeanglann | Burke. Anglo-Norman family who became Hibernicior Hibernis ipsis — more Irish than the Irish. |
| Mac Aodha | ᚛ᚋᚐᚉ ᚐᚑᚇᚆᚐ᚜ | muk AY-uh | macgee | Foclóir | MacHugh/MacGee. ‘Son of Aodh’ (fire). |
| Mac Carthaigh | ᚛ᚋᚐᚉ ᚉᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜ | muk KAR-hee | maccarthy | Foclóir | MacCarthy. ‘Son of Cárthach’ (loving). Royal family of South Munster. |
| Mac Domhnaill | ᚛ᚋᚐᚉ ᚇᚑᚋᚆᚅᚐᚔᚂᚂ᚜ | muk DOH-nul | macdonnell | Foclóir | MacDonnell. Important Antrim/Scottish-Irish family. |
| Ó Brian | ᚛ᚑ ᚁᚏᚔᚐᚅ᚜ | oh BREE-un | o’brienOld Irish | Foclóir | O’Brien. Descendants of Brian Ború, High King of Ireland (d. 1014). |
| Ó Connaill | ᚛ᚑ ᚉᚑᚅᚅᚐᚔᚂᚂ᚜ | oh KUN-il | o’connell | Foclóir | O’Connell. Daniel O’Connell — ‘the Liberator,’ won Catholic Emancipation 1829. |
| Ó Donnchadha | ᚛ᚑ ᚇᚑᚅᚅᚉᚆᚐᚇᚆᚐ᚜ | oh DUN-uh-khuh | o’donoghue | Foclóir | O’Donoghue. |
| Ó Maoldomhnaigh | ᚛ᚑ ᚋᚐᚑᚂᚇᚑᚋᚆᚅᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜ | oh MWEEL-DOW-nee | maloney | Foclóir | An Irish surname — ‘descendant of Maoldomhnaigh’ (devotee of Sunday). Anglicised as Maloney, Mulvaney, etc. |
| Ó Mathúna | ᚛ᚑ ᚋᚐᚈᚆᚒᚅᚐ᚜ | oh muh-HOO-nuh | o’mahony | Foclóir | O’Mahony. From Mathghamhain (bear). |
| Ó Néill | ᚛ᚑ ᚅᚓᚔᚂᚂ᚜ | oh NAYL | o’neillOld Irish | Foclóir | O’Neill. ‘Descendant of Niall’ (probably Niall of the Nine Hostages). The Uí Néill dynasty dominated Ulster for centuries. |
| Ó Súilleabháin | ᚛ᚑ ᚄᚒᚔᚂᚂᚓᚐᚁᚆᚐᚔᚅ᚜ | oh SOOL-uh-vawn | o’sullivan | Foclóir | O’Sullivan. From súil (eye); ‘descendant of the dark-eyed one.’ Common Munster surname. |