48 SOME ANGLICISED SURNAMES IN IRELAND. of which is Mac Neill-Og, meaning "Young McNeil!." See Nelson. Neville.-This name was assumed by the County Kerry sept O'Neidhe who ruled next to the O'Conaire (Connery) sept in that County; also anglicised Knee and Nee in South Connacht and Munster. Norton.-0'Neachtain. Sec Natten. Neale.-This name is the anglicised form of McNeill in the I.O.M. A family of this name in England claim to be of Danish origin. See Nelson and Ncilson. Neney.-This name is an anglicised form of O'Neney, a South. Tyrone sept. Nicholl, Nicholson.-T.hese two names in Ulster and Scotland are the anglicised forms of McNichcri.1 (Mac Neacail). The McNichols ruled in the North-West of Scotland and became a broken clan at an early period, some of the name passing over to the North-West of Ireland, and those passing South assuming the name of Nicholson; and those of the name in Cumberland and Westmoreland are undoubtedly of Scottish origin. The two names Nicholl and Nicholson are found synonymously in parts of North-East Ulster. Nish.-This name is the anglicised form of McNish (Mac Naois} and was a sept of the McGregors. It is found in Scotland, Ulster, and in the I.O.M. Other forms of this name are McAnish, Mannis, Mannice, Meneice, M' Neice, and McNeece and also M'Creesh (Mac Raois), this latter form being an example of the interchange of "N" to "R" in the language of Ulster and that spoken in former times in Galloway. Mac Neice was Governor of the Glens of Antrim under the MacDonnells. Nevin, Nevins, Nevinson, Nevison.-These four names arc the anglicised forms of the Scottish name McNcvin. The Gaelic form is Mac Giolla-Naoimhein. This name McNevin has no relationship with the Connacht sept of the same name McNevin, which in its original form iR Mac Cnaimhin. Co. Galway is its location. Natten.-This name is one of the anglicised forms of O'Neachtain, the other forms being Norton and Nocton. The 0 'Neachtains occupied the district immediately West of Athlone. Neachtan is of Pictish origin. North.-This name in the County of Westmeath, particularly about Mullingar, is synonymous with Ultagh. Ultagh (Ultach}
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NzQxNzU3