![]() ![]() Ní and Níc do not change in the genitive case. We may therefore say: Máire Ní Bhriain, bean Sheáin de Búrc, Mrs. Married women retain their maiden name in Irish. John O'Brienīaintreach Éamuinn de Búrc, Mrs. In the case of a widow, Baintreach (Baintreabhach) is to be used instead of Bean, as:īaintreach Sheáin Uí Bhriain, Mrs. ![]() John O'Brienīean Thaidhg Mhic an Bháird, Mrs. Máire, Inghean Uí Bhriain, Miss Mary O'BrienĮibhlín, Inghean an Bhúrcaigh, Miss Eileen Burke.īean Sheáin Uí Bhriain, Mrs. The same construction may be used to express Miss with the Christian name, as: Inghean an Ghearaltaigh, Miss Fitzgerald. The following forms corresponding to Type XVI may be used as equivalent to the English Miss when the Christian name is omitted:. Surnames of Types X and XIV, that is, all surnames ending in -ach, may be either substantives or adjectives, When the surname is an adjective, its initial letter is aspirated in the nominative case after names of females, as: Surnames of Type IX, being adjectives, are aspirated in the nominative case, as: Máire Ghlas, Mary Green. In surnames of Types VI, VIII, XI, XII and XIII., the form of the surname after names of females is the same as after those of males, as: The reason of this is obvious, Ní and Níc being contractions of Ní Uí and Ní Mhic respectively. It will be seen from the foregoing examples that in the surnames of females, except those formed directly from the name of the ancestor, the part of the surname following Ní or Níc is in all cases the same as that after Uí or Mhic in the surnames of males. Surnames of females are sometimes, like those of males, formed directly from the name of the ancestor, as: Níg is the form corresponding to Mag, as: The unabbreviated form Ní Mhic is used in some places, as: Ní is an abbreviation of ní (from inghean, a daughter) and Í or Uí (genitive case of Ó or Ua) and Níc of Ní Mhic. Instead of Ó and Mac, Ní and Níc respectively are used after names of females in surnames of Types I, II, III, IV, V and VII. ![]()
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