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Re: surname malin
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 14 November 23 15:26 GMT (UK) »
Is Malin Head, the northernmost tip of Ireland, named after someone with the surname, or is it an anglicisation of something Gaelic?
Looking at ALSTON in south Ribble area, ALSTEAD and DONBAVAND/DUNBABIN etc. everywhere, HOWCROFT and MARSH in Bolton and Westhoughton, PICKERING in the Whitehaven area.

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Re: surname malin
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 14 November 23 17:13 GMT (UK) »
Not sure. My last name is malin I'm not sure on its origin

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Re: surname malin
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 14 November 23 22:09 GMT (UK) »
The place names Malin Head, Malin Moor in Ireland could just be that when fighting for your King, some were given land.

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Re: surname malin
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 15 November 23 10:34 GMT (UK) »

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Is Malin Head, the northernmost tip of Ireland, named after someone with the surname, or is it an anglicisation of something Gaelic?

Irish: Cionn Mhαlanna

https://www.logainm.ie/en/111288

Non-validated names
Placenames or geographical names for which provisional Irish forms have been recommended by the Placenames Branch on the basis of research but which are not specified in Placenames Orders in accordance with the Official Languages Act 2003.



Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo