PROINNSIAS, PROINNSÉAS, PRÓINSIAS

Rev Patrick Woulfe
1923

PROINNSIAS, PROINNSÉAS, PRÓINSIAS, genitive -séis, Francis; Latin — Franciscus, Frenchman, a name given in his youth to St. Francis of Assisi (whose original name was John), from the readiness with which he acquired and spoke the French language, and which from him became a name of world-wide popularity.

Alphabetical Index to Names of Men (Irish-English)

Explanatory Note

English-Irish Index

Note: The old Irish letters used in the original text* have been converted to the Roman alphabet for this online version, and the lenited (or dotted) consonants changed to their aspirated equivalents, i.e. the dotted 'c' has been altered to 'ch', the dotted 'g' to 'gh', and the dotted 'm' to 'mh', etc. For example, in the name Caoimgin (Kevin), where the 'm' and 'g' are both dotted (ṁ, ġ) in the old Irish lettering, the name has been converted here to the modern Irish equivalent of Caoimhghin.

* Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish Names and Surnames by Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923.

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