WHATS IN A NAME OR SURNAME??

Australian team has a cricketer named Josh Inglis. Joshua Patrick Inglis is an English-born Australian cricketer

The surname Inglis has a fascinating, slightly ironic etymological history. It is a classic example of an ethnonym—a surname given to someone to indicate their nationality or ethnic origin.

It derives from the Old English word 'Englisc' (meaning "English"). In the northern dialects of Middle English and in Lowland Scots, the word developed a characteristic pronunciation and spelling, evolving into Inglis (or Ingles).

The most interesting aspect of the Inglis surname is that it is overwhelmingly Scottish in its historical distribution, not English. During the Middle Ages, the borders between Scotland and England were highly fluid, and many English speakers or people of English descent moved north into the Scottish Lowlands.

To the native Gaelic-speaking Scots, or even to the established Lowland Scots, these newcomers were distinct because of their speech and origin.

A man named John who came from England or spoke English would be referred to by his Scottish neighbors as "John the Inglis" (John the Englishman) to distinguish him from Iain an t-Albanach ("John the Scot".)

Yes, Ian is John, Ian/Iain is simply the Scottish Gaelic form of the name John. Ian Botham is John Botham, Ian Bishop is John Bishop and so on. Ian and John originating from the Hebrew name Yohanan (meaning "Yahweh is gracious").

Oh, thus Yousuf Yohanna was Joseph John before he became Muhammed Yusuf.

Eoin Morgan, the Irishman who became Captain of the England Cricket team also is quite literally, John Morgan! Eòin the older historical form. Seán (pronounced Shawn) Connery is also John Connery. Scottish Gaelic variant of John, Eoin is an Irish Gaelic equivalent. Eoin and Sean the Irish twins of John.

Eoin (pronounced Owen) thus Jessie Owens is Jessie Johns. Owens is the Welsh equivalent of Johns (or "son of John")! Marion Jones, US Track and field athlete is a woman, but her name literally translates to Marion "son of John".

Ivan III Vasilyevich also known as Ivan the Great, the first Tzar of Russia was also John the great. Just like Ian in Scotland and Eoin in Ireland, Ivan (Иван) is simply the Russian and Slavic form of the name John.

South African cricketer Evan Jones is literally John "son of John".

Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc), patron saint of France was literally "Lady" John. Joan is the classic feminine form of John! Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and playwright was John-Paul Sartre. Jean being French for John with Jeanne being feminine John.

Jones and Johns are variants. John became Johns (or Jones), Evan became Evans, Owen became Owens.

Coming back to Inglis..........

As families migrated, spelling patterns shifted. Common variants of the surname include Ingles, Inglass, Ingals (more common in early American migration).

Joshua Patrick Inglis's ancestor was a bloke who was singled out simply for being "the English guy" in town.

FINALLY.........

Just like the Scottish surname Inglis, the German surname Engels can also function as an ethnonym or geographic surname.

In certain regions of Germany and the Low Countries (like the Netherlands and Flanders), the word Engelsch or Engels literally translates to "English."

If a trader, sailor, or traveler from England settled down in a German-speaking medieval town, the locals would often refer to him as "der Engels" (the Englishman).

HOWEVER.........

The Germanic surname Engels, most famously associated with Friedrich Engels, the co-author of The Communist Manifesto, comes directly from the late Latin word angelus and Greek angelos (meaning "messenger" or "angel"). Under this origin, Engels simply means "Son of Engel" (or "Son of the Angel").

British singer Engelbert Humperdinck has a German first name. Englebert is a curious combination of Pre-Christian Germanic and Christian Germanic

The First Element: Engel- Tribal Root (Pre-Christian): referred to the Angles, the ancient Germanic tribe originating from the Jutland peninsula (who later migrated to Britain and gave "England" its name). As Europe Christianized, the name became deeply conflated with the Latin word angelus (from the Greek angelos), meaning "messenger" or "angel".

The Second Element: -bert is one of the most common suffixes in ancient Germanic naming traditions (found in names like Robert, Albert, Gilbert, and Herbert). It derives from the Old High German word 'beraht' (or Proto-Germanic berhtaz), which means "bright," "famous," or "illustrious."

Engelbert translates to: "Bright Angel" or "Famous Angle (tribesman)"

SO IT COMES A FULL CIRCLE

The Angles, the ancient Germanic tribe originating from the Jutland peninsula, later migrated to Britain and gave "England" its name, thus made an Englishman who actually was a German, when he migrated to Scotland became "Inglis"

"John the Inglis" (John the Englishman) was actually German "Johann the Angles"