What does the irish surname Slattery originate ?
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"Slattery" comes from the ancient Irish word "slatra" which means "strong". (Strong in Irish today is "láidir" so there is still a connection). \n\nIt originates from Co. Clare on the west coast of Ireland. \n\nHope this helps.
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Irish or Scottish, tell me their names and i'll translate.
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im irish and ive been called charmin. it seriously comes naturally to us, but i think it has something to do with confidence
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Irish\n\nI have relatives in Dublin.  My mother who is Irish/English has a much stonger connection to my grandfather's Irish roots.   \n\nI know a lot of "Irish Catholic" Americans.\n\nPeople seem to identify very stongly with their Irish ancestory.
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Kailey - Variatn of KAYLEY:\nIrish surname - derives from the Gaelic word caol "slender".\n\nAnn\nFrench form of HANNAH. This is the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary, though she is not mentioned in the Bible. The name was borne by a 17th-century English queen and also by the second wife of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn (the mother of Queen Elizabeth I), who was eventually beheaded in the Tower of London.\n\nGanevsky\nMeans you're a Pollock!
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Samuel - Somhairle\nSally and Sadie both started out as pet forms of Sarah, a Hebrew name meaning "princess.". Sarah was never translated into Irish, although it was used as an anglicization of the name Sorcha (SUR a kha). Sorcha is an Irish name meaning "bright, radiant".\nFamily depends on usage of the word\nCharisma's child & Prince Amazulu don't translate into Irish Gaelic
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The family name of CORBIN is English, French, and Irish in origin.  The name is derived from one who was a dweller at the sign of the raven;  descendant of Coirbin(little chariot).
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Origin of the word came around 1920 - 1925 ... combining the word "dingle" (by association of "dangle") and berry.\n\nSome INTERESTING info:\n\nAfter coming to Scotland in the middle ages with the great movement of Viking settlers, the ancestors of the Dingleberry family lived in Dingall, in the county of Ross, Scotland.  The place-name is derived from the Old English word dingle, which meant valley or hollow.
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This is a last name. It's origin is Scottish.\nDefinition: 1) One who came from the district of Buchanan, a location near Loch Lomond in Scotland. From the Gaelic elements buth, meaning "house" and chanain, meaning "of the canon." \nDefinition: 2) An anglicization of the German buchenhain, meaning "beech wood."
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Erin Go Bragh (also commonly spelled Erin Go Braugh) is the Anglicization of a Gaelic phrase used to express allegiance to Ireland. It is most often translated as "Ireland Forever"
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Jackeen is a mildly pejorative term for someone from Dublin, Ireland. The most likely origin of the word comes from the personification of England, John Bull. Due to its proximity and long historical ties to Britain, Irish people outside of the Pale thought that Dubliners wanted to be English. John Bull became Jack Bull and, using the Irish suffix -ín meaning small, Jack became Jackeen. Therefore, Jackeen literally means Little Jack.\n\nAnother source of the term stems from Dublins close ties to Britain in the late 18th and early 19th century. During the state visit of Queen Victoria to Dublin in 1900, the Union Flag or "Union Jack" was flown by enthusiastic Dubliners leading to native dubliners being known as Jackeens by the rest of the Irish population.\n\nToday, Jackeen is often used to describe Dublin GAA players and supporters. The term is also shorten back to Jack or the plural Jacks.
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Caelam - from Latin, meaning heavenly\n\nCaellum - from Celtic, meaning brave warrior\n\nColm - from Irish, meaning dove\n\nOther Irish names:\n\nKieran - little dark one\n\nKelly or Kelley - warrior or defender\n\nConall - high, mighty\n\nGorry - peace from God\n\nMalachy - my angel\n\nDonal - ruler of the world
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Ecuador.\n\nAnd beauty, thanks for the nice compliment in my nickname question.\n\nHot? You'd have to decide for yourself. However, the result of the Irish-Puerto Rican combination somehow turned up to be somewhat Italian. People tend to mistake me for an Italian and sometimes for a French when I'm wearing a beanie. No one guesses I'm Puerto Rican.\n\nWant to email? Just add the letters pr to my nick and send to yahoo.\n\nQue tenga un buen día, hermosa señorita.
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The name leprechaun may have derived from the Irish leath bhrogan (shoemaker), although its origins may lie in luacharma'n (Irish for pygmy). These apparently aged, diminutive men are frequently to be found in an intoxicated state, caused by home-brew poteen. However they never become so drunk that the hand which holds the hammer becomes unsteady and their shoemaker's work affected.\nLeprechauns have also become self-appointed guardians of ancient treasure (left by the Danes when they marauded through Ireland), burying it in crocks or pots. This may be one reason why leprechauns tend to avoid contact with humans whom they regard as foolish, flighty (and greedy?) creatures. If caught by a mortal, he will promise great wealth if allowed to go free. He carries two leather pouches. In one there is a silver shilling, a magical coin that returns to the purse each time it is paid out. In the other he carries a gold coin which he uses to try and bribe his way out of difficult situations. This coin usually turns to leaves or ashes once the leprechaun has parted with it.However, you must never take your eye off him, for he can vanish in an instant.\n\nThe leprechaun 'family' appears split into two distinct groups - leprechaun and cluricaun. Cluricauns may steal or borrow almost anything, creating mayhem in houses during the hours of darkness, raiding wine cellars and larders. They will also harness sheep, goats, dogs and even domestic fowl and ride them throughout the country at night.  Although the leprechaun has been described as Ireland's national fairy, this name was originally only used in the north Leinster area. Variants include lurachmain, lurican, lurgadhan.
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The term "Black Irish" is sometimes used in the United States to refer to Irish people possessing dark skin and hair, purportedly due to Iberian ancestry. Numerous popular theories have been devised to explain the provenance and historical background of the "Black Irish."\n\nThe term is used differently in different places.
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There has been much written about the origin and proliferation of Kilroy. \n\nIn December 1946 the New York Times credited James J. Kilroy, a welding inspector at the Bethlehem Steel shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, with starting the craze. Usually, inspectors used a small chalk mark, but welders were erasing those to get double-paid for their work. To prevent this, Mr Kilroy marked his welding work with the long crayoned phrase ("Kilroy was here") on the items he inspected. The graffito became a common sight around the shipyard and was imitated by workers when they were drafted and sent around the world. As the war progressed, people began opening void spaces on ships for repair, and the mysterious Mr Kilroy's name would be found there, in sealed compartments "where no one had been before."\n\nThere are other origin stories, but they're less credible. \n\nThe above is taken from www.straightdope.com directly from a column. It is a really long article and has lots more information than I posted. It is worth a read if you really want to know more about "Kilroy".
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There are many theories explaining the origin of the word. The debate is still open on that one.\n\nBritish troops gave new derogatroy meaning to the word when the played the song Yankee Doodle Dandy as an insult to the citizens of Boston ("doodle" was a slang word for 'dolt' or 'penis')\nThe version of the song we know today has been altered from the original.\n\nAfter the battles at Lexington and Concord, the Americans taunted the retreating British with the word, giving it a new complimentary sense.\n\nIt now generally refers to an American, without intending to insult.\nIt's most often used to describe residents of the New England states. It's simply a slang word no different than calling a Nova Scotian a "Bluenoser" (after the schooner), or someone from Ontario and "Upper Canuck". They are fun words that add colour to our speech.