President Anglatzarâ
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(last post: March 14, 2008 - 07:21)
Citizen #23:
Ián Anglatzarâ | > > > Kildow is an adaptation of Kilduff (where Gaelic -uff is sometimes pronounced -ough).
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> > Literal meaning, according to our sources: "son of the black-haired lad"
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> > In Talossan: Börnatfiglheu (son of the brunette) might do the trick.
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> Actually the prefix Kil- is an anglicisation of the Irish for "church", as in the town of Kildare ("church of the oak") So a better translation would be "of the Black Church". It sounds cooler, in my opinion anyway, lol
Actually, the prfix Kil- is either an anglicisation of the Irish for "church" (cill) or the Irish for "wood" (coill), and you need to know the Irish word to decide which.
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