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    How did the Isle of Man get its name?

    Question #132545. Asked by Professor101. (Sep 17 13 2:27 AM)


    ret0003

    		The Isle of Man, probably derived the name it uses now from the Saxon word mang (among), being positioned at an almost equal distance between the kingdoms of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.

    Sep 17 13, 3:47 AM
    looney_tunes

    		It is possibly related to the Celtic sea deity known as Manannán to the Irish and Manawyddan to the Welsh. Then again, it may simply refer to the island rising out of the sea like a mountain.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man#Etymology



    Sep 17 13, 4:34 AM
    TippyStClair

    		The Isle of Man is known as Ellan Vannin in the Manx language. Ellan is a Manx word meaning island.

    For more information about the name and how it came to be, as well as finding out very interesting things about where I live, see:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man
    or
    http://www.isleofman.com/



    Sep 17 13, 6:00 PM



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