Hi Sandy, That's a tough one. The K and the Y in the name indicate that the name in this form was written for an English-speaking audience (we don't have Ks or Ys in the Gaelic alphabet). And the phonetic system for English-speakers then was even more chaotic than that for English-speakers today. Do you have the original spelling in Gaelic? The phonetic system for Early Modern Irish was organized and formalized by the filí (prophet-poets) by the 13th century, has barely changed since, and is used today by Scots Gaelic and Irish Gaelic. Best, Jerry -----Original Message----- From: dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Paterson Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 4:03 AM To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com Subject: [R-M222] Old Scots pronunciation Can anyone suggest how McKynueis would have been pronounced in 16th century Scotland? Sandy R1b1c7 Research and Links: http://clanmaclochlainn.com/R1b1c7/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DNA-R1B1C7-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'm afraid all I have is that a Gilchrist Lawmont alias M'Kynueis appears in the Inveryne Charters in 1530, something to do with a precept being directed to him. I could search for Gilchrist Lawmont - that may help a little. Sandy -----Original Message----- From: dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Kelly Sent: 03 July 2011 16:59 To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [R-M222] Old Scots pronunciation Hi Sandy, That's a tough one. The K and the Y in the name indicate that the name in this form was written for an English-speaking audience (we don't have Ks or Ys in the Gaelic alphabet). And the phonetic system for English-speakers then was even more chaotic than that for English-speakers today. Do you have the original spelling in Gaelic? The phonetic system for Early Modern Irish was organized and formalized by the filí (prophet-poets) by the 13th century, has barely changed since, and is used today by Scots Gaelic and Irish Gaelic. Best, Jerry -----Original Message----- From: dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Paterson Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 4:03 AM To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com Subject: [R-M222] Old Scots pronunciation Can anyone suggest how McKynueis would have been pronounced in 16th century Scotland? Sandy R1b1c7 Research and Links: http://clanmaclochlainn.com/R1b1c7/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DNA-R1B1C7-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message R1b1c7 Research and Links: http://clanmaclochlainn.com/R1b1c7/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DNA-R1B1C7-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message