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Manx Genealogy Archive 1

Re: Early Kaighin/Kain/Cain
In Response To: Early Kaighin/Kain/Cain ()

The two names Cain and Kaighen (very different prononciations) were distinct on the Island from earliest records (allowing for the dropping of 'Mac' in 16th C) - see www.manxnotebook.com/manxnb/v05p020.htm thus it would seem a very unlikely transition