![]() It is found in the Sagas of Icelanders as Mön. Later Latin references have Mevania or Mænavia ( Orosius, 416), and Eubonia or Eumonia by Irish writers. In the 1st century AD, Pliny the Elder records it as Monapia or Monabia, and Ptolemy (2nd century) as Monœda ( Mοναοιδα, Monaoida) or Mοναρινα ( Monarina), in Koine Greek. Old Welsh records named it as Manaw, also reflected in Manaw Gododdin, the name for an ancient district in north Britain along the lower Firth of Forth. ![]() The Old Irish form of the name is Manau or Mano. The earliest recorded Manx form of the name is Manu or Mana. The short form used in English is spelled either Mann or Man. ![]() The Manx name of the Isle of Man is Ellan Vannin: ellan ( Manx pronunciation: ), a Manx word meaning "island" Mannin ( IPA: ) appears in the genitive case as Vannin ( IPA: ), with initial consonant mutation, hence Ellan Vannin, "Island of Mann". In 2016, UNESCO awarded the Isle of Man biosphere reserve status. Internationally, the Isle of Man is known for the TT Motorcycle Races, and the Manx cat, a breed with short or no tails. This status has also brought the problems of money laundering, financial crime, and terrorism financing. Insurance and online gambling each generate 17% of the GNP, followed by information and communications technology and banking with 9% each. The Manx economy is bolstered by its status as a tax haven and offshore banking destination. In 1881, the Isle of Man Parliament, Tynwald, became the first national legislative body in the world to give women the right to vote in a general election, although this excluded married women. It has always retained its internal self-government. The lordship revested in the British Crown in 1765, but the island did not become part of the 18th-century Kingdom of Great Britain, nor of its successors, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the present-day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. After a period of alternating rule by the Kings of Scotland and England, the island came under the feudal lordship of the English Crown in 1399. In 1266, King Magnus VI of Norway sold his suzerainty over Mann to King Alexander III of Scotland under the Treaty of Perth. Magnus III, King of Norway from 1093 to 1103, reigned as King of Mann and the Isles between 10. In the 9th century, Norsemen established the thalassocratic Kingdom of the Isles, which included the Isle of Man. In 627, King Edwin of Northumbria conquered the Isle of Man along with most of Mercia. Patrick began settling the island, and the Manx language, a branch of the Goidelic languages, emerged. Gaelic cultural influence began in the 5th century AD, when Irish missionaries following the teaching of St. Humans have lived on the island since before 6500 BC. The government of the United Kingdom is responsible for the isle's military defence and represents it abroad. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Governor. ![]() The Isle of Man ( Manx: Mannin, also Ellan Vannin ), also known as Mann ( / m æ n/ man), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. ![]()
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