cannach

cannach
pretty, kind; *cas-no-, root, qas, Latin ca$$-nus, white (casnus), Anglo-Saxon hasu, grey, English haze? Or it may be allied to Latin candidus, white, Sanskrit cand, shine.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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  • cannach — n. type of plant …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cannach — noun ( s) Etymology: Scottish Gaelic canach; akin to Middle Irish canach sedge Scotland : cotton grass …   Useful english dictionary

  • Kilkenny — This very interesting surname is of Irish origin, and is an Anglicized form of the Old aelic Mac Giolla Chainnigh . The Gaelic prefix mac , denotes son of , with giolla , literally meaning servant , but used here in the transferred sense of… …   Surnames reference

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