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O-
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O-

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

Similarly, we should examine the third major Irish surname prefix , "O-" (as in O’Brien , etc.). It is commonly said to indicate belonging or desce…

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FITZ-
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FITZ-

Che Tosco May 24, 2025

It is well known that popular Irish surnames with the prefix "Fitz-" are often interpreted as deriving from the French word "fils" , mea…

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HERRI
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HERRI

Che Tosco March 25, 2025

"Euskal Herria" is what the Basques call their country. The word "herri" (pronounced "erri") means "country", "nat…

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TURKEY
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TURKEY

Che Tosco March 21, 2025

Ariane Chanturia’s dictionary of the Georgian language offers a tantalizing entry: turkva (თურქვა), meaning “swearing,” derived from the root turk- . This dis…

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ANCIENT EUROPEAN TRIBES AS ROOTS OF GEORGIAN SURNAMES
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ANCIENT EUROPEAN TRIBES AS ROOTS OF GEORGIAN SURNAMES

Che Tosco March 14, 2025

Amaki (Castilla) – Amashvili Apuli (Apulia) – Pulishvili Bassitani (Andalusia) – Basidze Bastuli, Bastitani (Andalusia) – Bastashvili Bibi (Pannonia) – Bibidze…

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MAC
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MAC

Che Tosco March 13, 2025

Mac - prefix in Irish and Scottish surnames, "son" მაკე [make] - a pregnant cow or a woman with a child

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EIRE
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EIRE

Che Tosco March 10, 2025

In Ireland, where in the time of Ptolemy lived the amazing Iverni tribe with an impeccable Kartvelian name, the local autoethnonym “Éire” is pronounced as [erj…

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IBERNI
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IBERNI

Che Tosco March 04, 2025

One of the most striking toponyms of the ancient world, depicted on Ptolemy's maps, is the name of the Irish tribe "Iberni". It not only links Ir…

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