Hello all,

As an aspiring Gaeilgeoir, I will some day wish to legally change my name via deed poll to deanglicise my name from "Jack Treymane Linnane". Now, I have already decided that "Jack" will be translated into "Seaic" rather than "Seán" and my surname is "Ó Linneáin" but I am unable to find to find any translating of Treymane (This is probably due to it's Cornish origin) but if it has never been Gaelicised before. I would like some help by fluent, native speakers (or anyone really) of an adequate way to gaelicise it.

Go raibh mhaith agaibh,
Jack Linnane

What does "Treymane" mean?
("Tre" means obviuously "town", but the rest?)

I don't think there exists a Gaelicised form.
Why not "Cornicise" it instead of Gaelicise?

Thank you for the response.

Unfortunately, Cornish being a language spoken an amount of individuals in the hundreds, there is not a lot of sources around to be able to translate it. I would want to Gaelicise it because outside of a great grandfather on my fathers side, my family is Irish, through and through.

I would seek a phonetically type translation rather than a literal one which should make the job easier for anyone well versed in Irish phonetics. E.g "Seaic" is the phonetic version of "Jack". I would seek a similiar translation for "Treymane".

Jack Linnane

Tre means settlement or village and mayne (or men in Cornish) means stone.

http://www.houseofnames.com/tremayne-family-crest

You could Gaelicise it by using Irish orthography depending on how you pronounce it. Does it sound like Tray-mayne (Trémén) or Tree-mayne (Trímén)? These may not be correct but it's a start. A translation of the meaning as franc 91 has given may be too long or awkward - Baile charraig?

Tréiméin
Tríméin

A (mute) i is necessary for correct Irish spelling.

What Labhrás said

Or leave it in Cornish. According to Wikipedia that's "Tremen".
It's still a Celtic name. Leave it where its roots are.

There are some Irish surnames that come from places.
A common one in Conamara - Mac Con Iomaire - Son of the ridge. Or just "Ridge" translated to English.

So maybe, just a suggestion, if you really want it in Irish:
Mac an Bhailecarraige.

Sounds good to me.