Jim, Anglisization of Irish names was mandated during the Cromwell years. There was no choice. John Flinn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McDonald" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 4:22 AM Subject: Re: [SH] Owen, Eugen and the English > Carl, > My understanding of anglicization is that it was a general process "to > assume or conform to English ways." I don't have any evidence of whether > they made up the word "owen" or borrowed the Welsh but either way the > process was one of changing the Irish spelling to a version to be written in > English (anglicization). > > Jim McDonald > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > > > In a message dated 9/29/2002 4:45:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] > > writes: > > > > > Owen is an anglicization of three Irish words Eoghan, Eóin and Abhainn. > > > > > > > My Welsh ancestors would be surprised to hear that Owen was an > Anglicization > > of much of anything.... > > > > It's my understanding that there is a difference between Welsh and the > > Angles. Certainly history would bear that out.... > > > > Carl Williams > > > > > > > > > > ==== SHAMROCK Mailing List ==== > ** To unsubscribe from this list send > unsubscribe to > [email protected] for > regular mode, or > [email protected] for > digest ** >