macausland wrote:Regarding the name of Anglesey, Ptolemy and others called it 'Mona'. The Isle of Man was known to them as 'Manavia'.
Were these the local names or names given to them from the Greek or Latin in translation?
Maribel wrote:macausland wrote:Regarding the name of Anglesey, Ptolemy and others called it 'Mona'. The Isle of Man was known to them as 'Manavia'.
Were these the local names or names given to them from the Greek or Latin in translation?
The word maen in Cornish means stone. Presumably Anglesey and the Isle of Man were named long before Greek or Latin sources came to light.
There may be a connection between maen and mine in English. I know this site seems to be getting obsessed with mining matters but that is apparently the reason why Greeks, Latins and others were interested in Britain in the first place.
Boreades wrote:Actually, what I'd like to know about the IOM is how and why it has the three-legged symbol in common with Sicily? That island has a strong Knights Templar tradition. The Jolly Roger flag came from King Roger of Sicily. Has the IOM got a KT tradition as well?
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