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it's not known for sure but likely to come from Mannanan who is a Celtic sea god.

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The Isle of Man, probably derived the name it uses now now from the Saxon word mang (among), being positioned at an almost equal distance between the kingdoms of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.

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