Originally Posted by
slohairt
A Iain,
MCLAUGHLIN This is an anglicisation of
Mac Lochlainn, meaning
son of Lochlann.
Lochlann is a personal name denoting one of Viking descent.
ISBELL Can't help you here I'm afraid.
A Gaelic transliteration (for amusement) could be
Iosbael.
Having pondered this reply for a few days, my wife suddenly said, "Papa said his people came to America from Scotland, but he never said they were Scottish. The family name is Spanish, associated with Isabel." Apparently there were no direect Spain-to-America flights in those days. Score: two for slohairt.
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