M.

_McAlpin._ Ir. _mac_, son; _ailpin_, from _ailp_, a lump, a height, and _in_, implying a diminutive. Son of a small lump, or height.

_McArthur._ Ir. _mac_, son; _Arthur_, Anglicised form of Ir. _ard_, high. Son of Arthur; son of the high.

_McBride._ Ir. _mac_, son; _briǵ_, virtue, vigor, force. Son of virtue; son of force. Anglo-Saxon _bride_ is, doubtless, traceable to Ir. _briǵ_.

_McCadden._ Ir. _mac_, son; _cat́in_, pronounced _cathin_, or, possibly, corrupted into _cadhin_, a warrior. Son of a warrior.

_McCandless._ Ir. _mac_, son; Anglo-Saxon _candeles_, genitive of _candel_, a candle. Son of a candle. Candle is from the Latin _candeo_, I burn.

_McCarrick._ Ir. _mac_, son; _Carrick_, Carrick. Son of Carrick. See Carrick, page 21.

_McCartney._ Ir. _mac_, son; _cairt_, a cart; _neać_, an agent. Son of a carter.

_McClay._ Ir. _mac_, son; A. S. _clæg_, clay. Son of Clay; son of clay.

_McClerk._ Ir. _mac_, son; A. S. _clerc_, a clerk, a priest. Son of a priest.

_McCombes._ Ir. _mac_, son; A. S. _combes_, genitive of _comb_, a valley. Son of a valley. McComb, McCombs, McCoomb, McCoombs, of kindred derivation.

_McCoon._ Ir. _mac_, son; A. S. _coones_, genitive of _coon_, bold. Son of the bold.

_McCord._ Ir. _mac_, son; _coird_, genitive of _cord_, a string. Son of a string.

_McCormac._ Ir. _mac_, son; _cormac_, from _corb_, a chariot, and _mac_, a son; hence, a charioteer. Son of a charioteer.

_McCourt._ Ir. _mac_, son; _cuirte_, genitive of _cuirt_, a yard, an enclosed place. Son of an enclosed place. McCort, from the same roots.

_McDade._ Ir. _mac_, son; A. S. _dǽde_, genitive of _dǽd_, deed,

## action. Son of action.

_McFeat._ Ir. _mac_, son; _fearte_, genitive of _feart_, a feat, an achievement. Son of achievement.

_McFeeters._ Ir. _mac_, son; A. S. _fæteres_, genitive of _fæter_, a fetter. Son of a fetter.

_McGade._ Ir. _mac_, son; A. S. _gádes_, genitive of _gád_, a goad, a prick. Son of a goad.

_McManus._ Ir. _mac_, son; _manus_, most likely a corruption of A. S. _mannes_, genitive of _mann_, a man. Son of a man.

_McMaster._ Ir. _mac_, son; _maiǵistera_, genitive of _maiǵister_, a master. Son of a master.

_Mader._ _Mædere_, or _mæddere_, madder.

_Madge._ _Mæge_, a kinswoman, a daughter.

_Madison._ _Mæge_, genitive of _mæge_, a maid. Son of a maid.

_Maiden._ _Mæden_, a maiden, a virgin.

_Mallow._ _Malwe_, or _malu_, mallow. Mallow, name of a species of malvaceous plant.

_Mear._ _Mear_, a field. Also, from _mear_, or _mearh_, a horse. See Mear, page 76.

_Mease._ _Measse_, the mass, a feast, a festival.

_Mennig._ _Menigo_, a multitude, a host.

_Mennis._ _Mennisc_, human, manlike, mortal.

_Merrill._ _Mere_, the sea; Ir. _aill_, a wall, a cliff. A sea-wall; a sea-cliff.

_Mood._ _Mód_, mind, disposition, mood, passion, violence, force.

_Moody._ _Mód-ig_, from _mód_, mind, and _ig_, an adjective ending. Proud; courageous; bold; irritable; moody. Moodie, from the same roots.

_Moon._ _Món_, pronounced _moon_, wickedness. Or, from _móna_, the moon.

_Mooney._ _Mon-ig_, from _móna_, the moon, and _ig_, an island. Mona Island; Isle of the Moon.

_Morley._ _Mǽr-líc_, from _mǽr_, great, high, lofty, exalted, illustrious, famous; _líc_, like. Noble; lofty; glorious.

_Morning._ _Morgen_, the morning, morrow.

_Morrow._ _Morhgen_, or _morgen_, the morning, morrow.

_Morton._ _Mór_, moor, heath; _tún_, town. A moor-town; a town built on a moor.

_Moss._ _Meos_, moss.

_Mott._ _Mot_, a mote.

_Mould._ _Molde_, mould, earth, dust.

_Mund._ _Mund_, a hand, a protection, fence, defense, security.

_Munder._ _Mund-bora_, from _mund_, protection, and _bora_, a bearer. A bearer of protection; a protector.

_Mundy._ _Mundig_, from _mundean_, to remember, and _ig_, an adjective termination. Mindful.

N.

_Nutt._ _Hnut_, a nut.

_Nuttall._ _Hnut-hule_, from _hnut_, a nut, and _hule_, hull or husk. A nut-hull.

_Nutter._ _Hnut_, a nut; _ere_, an agent. A nut-gatherer.

O.

_Oakey._ _Ác_, an oak; _ig_, an adjective termination, Oaky; like oak; hard as oak.

_Oakford._ _Ác_, an oak; _ford_, ford. The ford of the oak.

_Oakley._ _Ác-lea_, from _ác_, oak; _lea_, a place. An oak place.

_Oat._ _Áta_, an oat.

_Oats._ _Oat_, Oat; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Oat.

_Oatis._ _Áta_, an oat; _isc_, resembling. Resembling an oat.

_Oldham._ _Eald_, old, ancient; _hám_, house. An ancient home. Oldam, contracted form of the name.

_Olding._ _Eald_, old; _ing_, expressing action. Growing old.

_Otter._ _Oter_, or _otor_, an otter.

_Otterson._ _Oter_, an otter; _sun_, son. Son of an otter.

P.

_Palmer._ _Palm_, a palm; _ere_, an agent. A palm-bearer.

_Park._ _Parruc_, or _pearroc_, a park. Parke, a kindred name.

_Parker._ _Parruc_, a park; _ere_, an agent. A keeper of a park.

_Parkerson._ _Parker_, Parker, _sun_, son. Son of Parker.

_Parkhill._ _Parruc_, a park; _hyll_, a hill. A park hill.

_Pearl._ _Pærl_, a pearl.

_Peak._ _Peac_, or _pic_, a peak, point, top, head. Peck, doubtless, from the same radix.

_Perkin._ _Peter-kin_, from Greek _Peter_, a rock; A. S. _cyn_, a relative. Peter’s relative.

_Perkins._ _Perkin_, Perkin; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Perkin.

_Peters._ Greek _Peter_, a rock; _s_ for _sun_. Son of Peter; son of a rock. Peterson, from the same roots.

_Pinn._ _Pinn_, a pen.

Q.

_Quernin._ _Cwéorn_, a mill.

_Querner._ _Cwéorn_, a mill; _ere_, an agent. A miller.

R.

_Riddle._ _Hriddel_, a sieve, a riddle.

_Ridgway._ _Ricg_, a ridge; _wæg_, a way. A ridge-way; a way along a ridge.

_Roberts._ _Rodor-beorht_, from _rodor_, heavens, and _beorht_, bright; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of the heavenly bright. Robertson, a lengthened form of the same name.

_Robinson._ _Robin_, endearing name for Robert; _sun_, son. Son of Robin; son of the heavenly bright. Robbinson, Robbins, of like derivation.

_Robson._ _Rob_, Robb; _sun_, son. Son of Robb. Robb, contraction of Robbin, title of endearment for Robert—heavenly bright. Robeson, of like kinship.

S.

_Scofield._ _Sceawe_, a show; _feld_, a field. A show-field. See Scofield, page 99, which contains two errors.

_Shourds._ _Sceardes_, genitive of _sceard_, a sheard, division. Belonging to a sheard.

_Sowden._ Anglo-Norman _soudan_, from Moorish _soldan_, a prince. A prince; a sultan.

_Sumpter._ Anglo-Norman _summere_, a sumpter horse; and _sumpter_, a horse that carries clothes, furniture, etc. Going back to the original, from the Latin _sumo_, I take, _sumptum_, to take, with Anglo-Saxon _ere_, an agent: that is, one that takes or carries.

T.

_Thomason._ _Thomas_, Thomas; _sun_, son. Son of Thomas. In the Hebrew, _Thomas_ signifies a twin. Thompson, of like derivation and meaning.

_Tolbert._ _Tohl_, or _tól_, a tool; _beorht_, bright. A bright tool.

_Tolley._ _Tohl-líc_, from _tohl_, a tool, and _líc_, like. Tool-like. Or, from _toh-líc_, compounded of _toh_, tough, clammy, and _líc_, like. Clammy.