[ANSTHRLD] Iain MacWhelan

[Kathleen O'Brien]

>Submitter is looking for a late period Scots name. He believes Iain
>MacWhelan would be a gaelic version of John son of Wolf. I am
>looking for documentation for the name and for the translation if
>this one is not correct.
>thanks in advance...
>-Seanan


If he's interested in authenticity, he will want to read the Problem Names
article on "Iain" at:
     http://www.medievalscotland.org/problem/names/iain.shtml

Some spellings of "John" in Scots are found at:
     http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/symonFreser/scottish14/

Black should be a good source for the rest of the name.

Mari