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410 " Son of Grace or Luck," from rath, q.v. A personal name like Macbeth.

Mac-raild ; see under Harold.

Mac-ranald, G. M'Raonuill ; see Ranald.

Mac-rory, Mac-rury ; see Rory. Documents give Makreury in 1427.

Mac-taggart, G. M'An-t-Sagairt, son of the priest.

Mac-tavish, G. M'Thaimhs, for M'Thamhais, son of Thomas or Tammas, M. G. Clyne Tawssi (D. of L.), documents M'Cawis and M'Cause (1494, 1488, in Killin of Lochtay).

Mac-vicar, G. M'Bhiocair, documents Makvicar (1561, when lands are given near Inveraray to him) : " Son of the Vicar."

Mac-vurich, G. M'Mhuirich, M. G. Mhuireadhaigh (M'V) : the Bardic family of M'Vurich claimed descent from the poet Muireach Albanach (circ. 1200 a.d.). They now call them- selves Macphersons by confusion with the Badenoch Clann Mhuirich.

Neil, G. Niall, so lr., E. Ir. Mall, Adamnan's Nellis, gen. : &ast;Neillo-s, *Neid-s-lo- ; see niata for root, the meaning being " champion." Hence Mac-neill. The word was borrowed into Norse as Njdll, Njal, and thence borrowed into Eng., where it appears in Domesday Bk. as Nigel, a learned spelling of Neil, whence Nelson, etc.

Nicholson, G. M'Neacail ; see Mac-nicol.

Norman, G. Tormoid, Tdrmod (Dial. Tormailt, for earlier Tor- mond), documents Tor mode (David II.'s reign) ; from Norse ThvrmdtSr, the wrath of * Thor, Eng. mood. The form Tormund alternates with Tormod (1584, 1560) : "Thor's protection ; " whence the Dial. Tormailt (cf. larmailt for phonetics). Cf. Gearmailt, Germany.

Patrick, G. Padruig, Paruig (with pet form Para), for Gille- phadruig, M. G. Gillapadruig, Ir. Pddraig, Giollaphdtraicc, 0. Ir. Patrice ; from Lat. Patricius, patrician. Hence Mac- phatrick, Paterson.

Paul, G. P61 (Classic), Pal (C.S.) ; from Lat, Paulus, from paulus, little, Eng. few.

Peter, G. Peadair ; from Lat. Petrus, from Gr. Tlhpos, rock, stone.

Philip, so G. ; see Mackillop.

Ranald, G. Raonull, M. G. Raghnall (M'V.), Ragnall, Raghnall (1467 MS.), Ir. Ragnall (common) ; from Norse Rbgnvaldr, ruler of (from) the gods, or ruler of counsel, from rogn, regin, the gods, Got. ragin, opinion, rule ; whence Reginald, Rey- nold, etc. Hence M'Raonuill, Mac-ranald, Clanranald.

Robert, Raibert, Robart, Rob, M. G. Robert (D. of L.), Roibert (1467 MS.) ; from Eng. Robert, Ag. S. Robert, from hro, htotS,