Mac Raghnaill
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Mac Raghnaill is masculine surname
in the Irish language
. The name translates into English
as "son of Raghnall". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father.
The name Raghnall is a Gaelic derivative of the Old Norse
personal name
Røgnvaldr / Rǫgnvaldr / Rögnvaldr. Variant forms of the surname include Mac Rághnaill and Mac Raonaill. These three surnames can be Anglicised variously as: MacRannall, MacRanald, MacRandell, MacCrindle, MacReynold, MacReynolds, Randalson, Rondalson, Reynoldson, Rannals, Randals, Randles, Ranolds, and Reynolds
. The Irish surnames are borne by numerous unrelated families; some are of Irish
origin, others of Scottish
origin, some are of English
origin, and some may be of Norwegian and or Danish origin.
The form of these Irish surnames for unmarried females is Nic Raghnaill, Nic Rághnaill, and Nic Raonaill; these names mean "daughter of the son of Raghnall / Rághnall / Raonall". The form of these Irish surnames for married females is Bean Mhic Raghnaill, Bean Mhic Rághnaill, and Bean Mhic Raonaill, or simply Mhic Raghnaill, Mhic Rághnaill, and Mhic Raonaill; these names mean "wife of the son of Raghnall / Rághnall / Raonall".
Surname
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 Raghnall". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father.
The name Raghnall is a Gaelic derivative of the 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...
Røgnvaldr / Rǫgnvaldr / Rögnvaldr. Variant forms of the surname include Mac Rághnaill and Mac Raonaill. These three surnames can be Anglicised variously as: MacRannall, MacRanald, MacRandell, MacCrindle, MacReynold, MacReynolds, Randalson, Rondalson, Reynoldson, Rannals, Randals, Randles, Ranolds, and Reynolds
Reynolds (surname)
Reynolds is a surname in the English language. There are two major lineages of the surname, Irish and English. Among the earliest recorded use of the surname is from the early 14th century; Walter Reynolds of Worcester, England.-Irish Reynolds:...
. The Irish surnames are borne by numerous unrelated families; some are of Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
origin, others of Scottish
Scottish 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, some are of English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
origin, and some may be of Norwegian and or Danish origin.
The form of these Irish surnames for unmarried females is Nic Raghnaill, Nic Rághnaill, and Nic Raonaill; these names mean "daughter of the son of Raghnall / Rághnall / Raonall". The form of these Irish surnames for married females is Bean Mhic Raghnaill, Bean Mhic Rághnaill, and Bean Mhic Raonaill, or simply Mhic Raghnaill, Mhic Rághnaill, and Mhic Raonaill; these names mean "wife of the son of Raghnall / Rághnall / Raonall".
People with the name
Patronym- Domhnall mac RaghnaillDomhnall mac RaghnaillDomhnall mac Raghnaill was a Hebridean noble in the late 12th- and early 13th-century. He is the eponymous progenitor of Clan Donald . For this reason some traditions accumulated around him in the Later Middle Ages and Early Modern period...
, a Hebridean chief who flourished in the 12th and 13th centuries - Ruaidhri mac RaghnaillRuaidhri mac RaghnaillRuaidhri mac Raghnaill was a 13th-century Scottish magnate. The son of Raghnall, son of Somerled, he appears to have spent his career fighting, in both Ireland and in Scotland...
, a 13th-century Scottish magnate.
Surname
- Ailbhe Mac Raghnaill, better known in English as Albert ReynoldsAlbert ReynoldsAlbert Reynolds , served as Taoiseach of Ireland, serving one term in office from 1992 until 1994. He has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize...
, (born 1932), Irish, Taoiseach of Ireland