The Isle of Man

[amilly]

why is the isle of man called man?

[Quizmonster]

In old Norse, the name was Mon or Maon and in Latin it - as well as Anglesey off the Welsh coast - was called Mona. Local people, I believe, refer to their home as 'Ellan Vannin' or 'Ellan Mannin'. The modern form 'Man' is just a variation on these ancient titles. Click http://www.rootsweb.com/~engiom/
for more information.

[Obo]

In Welsh Anglesey is Ynys Mon, Ynys being the Welsh word for island.

[Quizmonster]

AB Editor...Thank you for editing out my code-error. If you ever do get round to modifying the site, please put an editing facility - by the person posting a reply - high on your agenda. Cheers [Then what would I do all day? ;-) - AB Editor]