Gannan

Gannan
This is an ancient Irish surname, recorded in the spellings of O'Gannon, MacGannon, Gannan, Gannon, and possibly Ganning, Goning, and Gonning, although these spellings may be of Anglo-Saxon origins. The derivation is from the Gaelic "Mag Fhionnain", probably translating as "The descendant of the fair one", perhaps a reference to a Norseman or Dane in the 9th and 10th centuries when much of Ireland was a Viking kingdom. What is known is that from the 14th century the seat of the clan was the town of Erris, in County Mayo, and it is claimed that even in the 20th century more nameholders are to be found in that area, than anywhere else. However all the name spellings are also recorded in England, and it is possible that some at least derive from the pre 7th century Anglo-Saxon female name "Gunnhildr". To add further confusion, the spellings as Ganning and Goning may be be anglicised forms of another Irish clan name, O'Cuinneagain, the modern Cunnegan, however this is not proven. Early examples of the surname recordings include Father Michael Gannon, who took part in the 1798 rebellion against English rule, whilst Flora Gonning, was christened at St Pancras Old Church, London, on April 9th 1863. Amongst the unusual recordings is that of Thomas Ganing, aged 16, who was a passenger on the ship 'Zenobia of Liverpool', bound for New York. He left Ireland on May 8th 1847, at the height of the Potato Famine. The first recorded spelling of the family name may be that of Judith Ganninge, who was christened on October 31st 1591, at St Botolph's without Aldergate, London. This was during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1st, known as 'Good Queen Bess' 1558 - 1603.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Gannan — may refer to:*Gannan County, in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China *Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu, China …   Wikipedia

  • Gannan — Tibetische Bezeichnung Tibetische Schrift: དཀར་ལྷོ་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་ Wylie Transliteration: dkar lho bod rigs rang skyong khul Aussprache in IPA: [kaːɬo] Offi …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gannan — Original name in latin Gannan Name in other language Erh chan, Gannan, Gannan Xian, Gannan Zhen, Kan ching tzu, Kan nan, Kan nan chen, Kan nan hsien, gan nan, gan nan xian, gan nan zhen State code CN Continent/City Asia/Harbin longitude 47.91472… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Gannan — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. La préfecture autonome tibétaine de Gannan (甘南) est une subdivision administrative de la province du Gansu en Chine ; Le xian de Gannan (甘南) est une… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture — Gannan 甘南   Autonomous Prefecture   Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Chinese transcription(s)  – Characters 甘南藏族自治州 …   Wikipedia

  • Gannan (Begriffsklärung) — Gannan steht für den Autonomen Bezirk Gannan der Tibeter im Südosten der chinesischen Provinz Gansu den Kreis Gannan (Heilongjiang) der bezirksfreien Stadt Qiqihar in der nordchinesischen Provinz Heilongjiang die Großgemeinde Gannan… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gannan County — (Chinese: 甘南县; Pinyin: Gānnán Xiàn) is a county in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China, about 50 km northwest of the city seat of Qiqihar …   Wikipedia

  • Gannan (Heilongjiang) — Der Kreis Gannan (chinesisch 甘南縣 / 甘南县 Gānnán Xiàn, W. G. Kan nan) gehört zum Verwaltungsgebiet der bezirksfreien Stadt Qiqihar in der chinesischen Provinz Heilongjiang. Gannan hat eine Fläche von 4.384 km² und zählt 380.000… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gannan (Gannan) — Die Großgemeinde Gannan (甘南镇) ist der Hauptort des Kreises Gannan der bezirksfreien Stadt Qiqihar in der nordostchinesischen Provinz Heilongjiang. Koordinaten fehlen! Hilf mit …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gannan-Yak — Der Gannan Yak ist eine Rasse des Hausyaks. Da die gezielte Züchtung beim Yak noch nicht sehr weit fortgeschritten ist, weisen Yak Rassen insgesamt weniger rassetypische Eigenschaften auf, als dies beispielsweise bei europäischen Landrinderrassen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”