Glison

Glison
Recorded in many spellings as shown below, this is an ancient Irish surname. It derives from the pre 10th century Gaelic O' Glasain or O' Gliasain. The prefix O' indicates male descendant of, to which was added the personal name Glasain. This is from "glas" literally meaning green, but used here in the sense of inexperienced. The clan belonged to the ancient territory of Mac Ui Bhriain Aradh, an area that lay between Nenagh and Lough Derg on the border of County Tipperary. The nameholders were of the same stock but not apparently the same origin, as the O'Donegans, whose name derives from the Gaelic word 'donn' meaning brown or dark. In the census of Ireland in 1659 the surname under the various spellings such as O' Glasane, Glason, Glasson, Gleeson, Glisane, Glison, Glisson, Gleasane, and Glassane, is well recorded in conjunction with O' Donegan in Counties Tipperary, Clare and Limerick. Father William Gleeson of Irish stock was called the "founder of the Catholic church in California". The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Teag O' Glissane. This was dated 1590, in the "Records of Extensive Landowners in County Tipperary", during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1, known as "Good Queen Bess", 1558 - 1603. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Chronologie des alternatives (1981 à 2000) — Sommaire 1 1981 2 1982 3 1983 4 1984 5 1985 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Frank Andriat — Nom de naissance Frank Goetghebeur Activités romancier, enseignant Naissance …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Kitsch — La palabra kitsch se origina en el término yidis etwas verkitschen.[1] Define al arte que es considerado como una copia inferior de un estilo existente. También se utiliza el término kitsch en un sentido más libre para referirse a cualquier arte… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Novial — Hablado en desconocido Hablantes desconocido Familia Lengua artificial Alfabeto Alfabeto latino Estatus ofici …   Wikipedia Español

  • Travis Walton — Nacimiento 23 de abril de 1957 Nacionalidad …   Wikipedia Español

  • Glasheen — This unusual surname, almost exclusive to the Munster county of Tipperary, is an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic O Glaisin , descendant of Glaisin, a male given name from a root word glas , variously interpreted as grey green in colour , and… …   Surnames reference

  • Glason — Recorded in many spellings as shown below, this is an ancient Irish surname. It derives from the pre 10th century Gaelic O Glasain or O Gliasain. The prefix O indicates male descendant of, to which was added the personal name Glasain. This is… …   Surnames reference

  • Glasson — Recorded in many spellings as shown below, this is an ancient Irish surname. It derives from the pre 10th century Gaelic O Glasain or O Gliasain. The prefix O indicates male descendant of, to which was added the personal name Glasain. This is… …   Surnames reference

  • Gleasane — This is an anglicized form of the Olde Gaelic O Glasain or O Gliasain. The Gaelic prefix O indicates male descendant of , plus the personal byname Glasain, from glas literally meaning green , but used here in the sense of inexperienced. This sept …   Surnames reference

  • Gleeson — This is an anglicized form of the Olde Gaelic O Glasain or O Gliasain. The Gaelic prefix O indicates male descendant of , plus the personal byname Glasain, from glas literally meaning green , but used here in the sense of inexperienced. This sept …   Surnames reference

Share the article and excerpts

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