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Máenach na Cailled is a name of Irish Gaelic origin. I generally pronounce Máenach like ''MAY-nock'' though pronouncing the "ch" like Scottish ''loch'' would be more correct. I pronounce Cailled like ''KAL-led''. | Máenach na Cailled is a name of Irish Gaelic origin. I generally pronounce Máenach like ''MAY-nock'' though pronouncing the "ch" like Scottish ''loch'' would be more correct. I pronounce Cailled like ''KAL-led''. | ||
| − | The name Máenach is well documented as a name, though I have not found strong documentation on | + | The name Máenach is well documented as a name, such as [http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Maenach.shtml here], though I have not found strong documentation on its meaning. Based on what documentation I have found, I choose to believe that it is associated with silence and serenity, and may be related to "monk" in its etymological roots. The suffix "na Cailled" means "of the wood" -- this is well documented, including [http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/DescriptiveBynames/naCoilleadh.shtml here]. With a little poetic license, I take the name as a whole to mean something like "quiet guy who lives in the woods." |
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Etymology
Quick pronunciation: MAY-nock nuh KAL-led
Máenach na Cailled is a name of Irish Gaelic origin. I generally pronounce Máenach like MAY-nock though pronouncing the "ch" like Scottish loch would be more correct. I pronounce Cailled like KAL-led.
The name Máenach is well documented as a name, such as here, though I have not found strong documentation on its meaning. Based on what documentation I have found, I choose to believe that it is associated with silence and serenity, and may be related to "monk" in its etymological roots. The suffix "na Cailled" means "of the wood" -- this is well documented, including here. With a little poetic license, I take the name as a whole to mean something like "quiet guy who lives in the woods."