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CoUinson, Dickinson, and Dickens. Ot or et exists still in 

 such words as pdcket, a little poke or bag ; ballot, a little ball ; chariot, 

 target, hatchet, and latchet. To it we are indebted for snch names as 

 Emmet, Elliot, Tillotson, Hewetson, and many others. 



Before finally leaving this part of my subject I will refer briefly to 

 the modes in which patronymic surnames were formed severally in 

 Scotland, Ireland, Isle of Man, and Wales. The Norman patronymic we 

 have already seen was formed by prefixing Fitz, which is a corruption, or 

 perhaps more correctly speaking, a modernised form of Latin, filius, a son, 

 and thus FitzwiUiam is identical with Williamson. In Scotland the terms 

 Mac and Vich supplied the place of the Saxon, Son, or the Nonnan Fitz ; 

 thus Mac Donald is Donalds' son or Donaldson. The Manx, whose 

 language is very closely allied to that of the Scottish Highlanders, formerly 

 used this term Mac but curiously enough in most Manx names of the 

 present day the letters Ma have been cast off and the C has become 

 incorporated with the baptismal name, thus forming a list of surnames 

 whose initial letters are represented by K or C hard and In. These 

 surnames as seen on the sign-boards of Douglas soon attract the notice of 

 the visitor to the Isle of Man and at first sight are puzzling even to the 

 curious in name-lore. I found in an old note-book the following list 

 which I suppose must have been made in order partly to while away the 

 time of my stay. AVWip, Kiss&ck, Kcwvr'iw, Kaighim, Kenmali, Kinrade, 

 Kewley, Kermode, Kineale, Keig, Callow, Clucas, Clague, Costeen, Kneen, 

 Craine, Cieppin, Cubbin, Curphey, Callister, Gillow, Quaye, Quayle, 

 Quark, Quilleash, Quaggin, Quiggin, Quill, and a few names compounded 

 with the prefix Mai, a male, and Gil — Scotch, Gillie, a servant, e.g. Maly- 

 voirrey, Malyvartin, MoUyree, Mollyruig, Malychreest, Gilchreest &c. 

 Time will not allow me to do more than interpret a few of these. Kissack 

 is Mac Isaac or Isaac's son, Callister is Alexander's son, KUlip is PhiUipson, 

 Kewin is MacEoin or Johnson just as Costean is Stephenson and Clucas 

 Luke's son, Quark is Mac Pharick, i.e. Patrickson, Quayle is Mac Fayle or 

 the son of Paul, Kermode is the son of Dermot, Quilliam is equivalent 

 to Williamson, Quill is our common name Wilson, and Kneal, is the 

 son of Niel, as is also a name which has lately come into undue prominence, 



