MacKamie meaning | Last name MacKamie origin

Surname MacKamie is variation of the O'Kane. See O'Cahan - The O'Cahans, formerly prevalent about Coleraine, have softened their name to O'Kane, Cain, and Kane.

Family name MacKamie is derivation of the Kyan. A corruption of O'Cahan - The O'Cahans, formerly prevalent about Coleraine, have softened their name to O'Kane, Cain, and Kane

The ancestors of the family were anciently princes of Derry, and a younger branch of the royal O'Neills. The Irish annals mention a Kian, king of Desmond, in 1014.

MacKamie is an adaptation of the Kane. See O'Cahan - The O'Cahans, formerly prevalent about Coleraine, have softened their name to O'Kane, Cain, and Kane.

The surname is modification of Kain. The same as Kane - See O'Cahan - The O'Cahans, formerly prevalent about Coleraine, have softened their name to O'Kane, Cain, and Kane

The town of Caen in Normandy was sometimes so written in English records.

MacKamie is a modification of Cane. Cane, Cana, or Canus, appears in the Domesday of Sussex, as a baptismal name, and as a surname it is still found in that county.

Modification of Cain. Of Gaelic origin meaning Beloved.

Variant form of McCain. The son of Eoin, Irish form of John meaning "gracious gift of Jehovah".

The lastname MacKamie is a variant of the Keeney. Grandson of Cianach meaning "ancient".

MacKamie is the modification of Keen. The quick, sharp person; grandson of Cathan, a pet form of some name commencing with Cath, as Cathair or Cathal.

Is a variant of Keane. Descendant of the warrior; May also be a variant of Keen meaning "the quick, sharp person".

MacKamie is the derivation of Cane. Dweller near a natural pile of rocks; one who came from Carn, the namee of various small places in Cornwall.

Lastname MacKamie is modification of Cain. Descendant of Cathan meaning "warrior"; one who came from Caen, in France; descendant of Cana meaning "of mature judgement".

Lastname is the variant form of Kahan. Descendant of Cagano, a pet form of names commencing with Gegen meaning "against," as Gaganhard and Geginheri; Can also be a German variant of Cohen;dweller at the sign of the boat; one who owned or operated a boat.

Surname is a modification of Kane. Descendant of the warrior; grandson of Cathan meaning "warrior".

The family name MacKamie is the variant form of McCloskey. The son of Bloscadh.

Form of the McCluskey. The son of Bloscadh.

The family name is derivation of Kane. Similar to Pen and Penn.

Lastname MacKamie is modification of Kean. 1. See Keen - Perhaps sometimes from sharpness of disposition; but sometimes probably the Irish O'Kean, sans O'. Both Kene and Le Kene occur in Hundred Rolls

In the Hundred Rolls, it is Kene, without prefix. 2. Keyne, a parish in Cornwall.

Family name MacKamie is the modification of the Keen. Perhaps sometimes from sharpness of disposition; but sometimes probably the Irish O'Kean, sans O'. Both Kene and Le Kene occur in Hundred Rolls.

The family name MacKamie is variant of Keynes. See under Cheney - From Quesnay in the canton of Montmartin, department of La Manche, Normandy. De Gerville, Mem . Soc. Antiq. Normandie, 1825; but Mr.Walford with more probability derives the family from Cahagnes in the department of Calvados, a village of 2000 inhabitants, lying S.W.of Caen. They held a fief of the Count of Mortain, and attended him to the Conquest of England; They also denominated Milton Keynes, county of Bucks, Winkley Keynes, county of Devon, Combe Keynes, county of Dorset, and Keynes Court, county of Wilts. Sussex Arch. The orthography has taken numerous forms, particularly De Chaaignes, de Caisneto, De Querceto—the last under an erroneous impression that the name had its origin in chesnaie, a grove of oaks.

MacKamie is the variation of O'Cahan. The O'Cahans, formerly prevalent about Coleraine, have softened their name to O'Kane, Cain, and Kane.