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The Lighter Side / Re: strange family names
« on: Wednesday 29 April 20 05:43 BST (UK) »
Very likely that the original spelling was Tolmie or Tolme - derived from a gaelic nickname (Tolmach). Name reportedly comes from the descendants of an Iain Tolmach Mc'Rory who came from Gairloch in Scotland, descendants settled in/around the Black Isle in Scotland.
Spotted a Ptolomey/Ptolemy in an Irish family tree connected to my DNA. Looking further it could also be Tolmey/Tolmy
I had never thought of it in that light but there is that old conjecture of Egyptians settling in Ireland very early ie BC