Hunters Quay: A Journey

       
      Anderson              Armstrong          Baird ancient          Baird Dress           Baird Hunting

Anderson: Means “the son of Andrew”.

Armstrong: The is derived from the Old English words “earn meaning arm” and “strang meaning strong”. The founder of the Armstrongs was said to be a strong man who carried the king’s armour. The Armstrong lived up to their name by becoming one of the most powerful of the Border clans, known for their cross-border raiding.

Baird: Scottish name originates from the Gaelic word (bard) meaning “bard” or “minstrel” and became prominent in Ayrshire. Famous Bairds include Scottish engineer and inventor of television John Logie Baird.

Abercrombie Ancient      abercrombie modern      Aitken Modern Tartan   Angus Ancient Tartan

Abercrombie: Scottish surname that derives from the village of Abercrombie in fife, meaning “at the mouth of the River Crombie”.

Aitken: Scottish surname that is the Scots version of the English surname Atkins. Atkins itself is a diminutive of the first name Adam, with Adam simply means “man” in Hebrew.

Angus – Aonghus: The name comes from the Pictish and Gaelic name “Aonghus” or “Oengus” meaning (unique choice) or (one strength), which is associated both with a famous 8^th-century Pictish King Oengus. The area of Scotland called Angus, which was one of the original minor kingdoms or mormaerdoms of Scotland and is now a local-government authority, is said to take its name from King Oengus. Diminutives od Angus include Gus and Gussie.

     
     Baillie Tartan               Bain (Macbain)             Balfour Tartan                  Ballantine

Baillie: Scottish surname that derives from the Scots word “bailie”, which originates from the French (Baillie) or English word (bailiff), meaning someone who held the position of a magistrate or a senior member of a town or city council.

Bain: Scottish surname (with the variation McBain) that originated in the north-east and derives from the Gaelic word “ban” meaning (white” or (fair).

Balfour: Scottish surname that originated from a place name in Fife that possibly means “place of pasture” in Gaelic. Scottish politician Arthur Balfour served as British Prime Minister between 1902 and 1905 and as Foreign Secretary in 1917.

Ballantine, Ballantyne, Bannatyne: Scottish surname with various different spellings originating from different place names in the Borders and Lanarkshire. The meaning of Ballantine and Bannatyne is uncertain, with suggested meanings including “place of the farm” (from the Gaelic). However, a Brythonic origin is also possible, with the Borders place name of Bellenden possibly meaning “place of worship for Bel” (Bel being the Celtic god of light and fire).

       Bell Borders

Bell: Surname that is popular throughout Britain. The name derives either from the occupation of bell-ringing, or from the French word “bell” meaning (handsome), or in Scotland as an anglicized form of Macmillan – in Argyll the Macmillans were known as “Clan na Belich”. Famous Scottish Bells include Bells from Perth, one of Scotland’s most popular blended whiskies, and Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Born in Edinburgh. Having emigrated to Canada and later the USA, Bell became the inventor of the telephone in 1876.

             
          Brodie                        BRUCE                      Buchanan              Cameron Of Lochhiel

Brodie: Scottish name that originated from the place name Brodie in Moray. The name of the place is derived from the Gaelic (brothaich) meaning “muddy place”.

Bruce: The name Bruce comes from the Norman family Brus or (Bruis), who came to Scotland and were given land at Annandale in the 12th-century by David I. The name is believed to originate from the Norman place name of Brix, meaning “willowlands”, although this has been disputed.

Buchanan: Scottish name that derives from the Buchanan district on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond. The name is Gaelic and means “priest’s house”.

Cameron: This Long-standing Scottish name comes from the Gaelic (camsron) meaning “crooked nose” or “hooked nose”. The Clan Cameron came from the Lochaber area.

        
 Campbell Of Argyll    Campbell Of Breadalbane         Chisholm                  Clan Cameron

Campbell: The name comes from the Gaelic (cambeul) meaning “wry mouth” and the French “champ bel” meaning “beautiful field”.

Chisholm: Scottish name that became established in the Highlands but originated from a Norman family in the Borders. The Chisholm family took its name from a place in Roxburgh called Chesilholm, but later moved north to own land near Inverness. The original place name of Chesiholm is derived from the Old English “chesil” meaning (gravel) and holm meaning (Island).

Cameron: This Long-standing Scottish name comes from the Gaelic (camsron) meaning “crooked nose” or “hooked nose”. The Clan Cameron came from the Lochaber area.

        Craig                    Crawford              Colquhoun       Cumming, Hunting     Davidson   

Craig: The name derives from the Gaelic world creag meaning “rock”. The Craigs were people who lived next to a prominent crag or cliff.

Crawford: The name originates from a village in Lanarkshire that derives from the Scots word (craw) meaning “crow” and the English word (ford).

Colquhoun: Scottish name that comes from a place in Dunbartonshire called (Colquhoun). The name is Gaelic and means “narrow wood”.

Cumming and Comyn: The original surnames originated as Norman first names, or alternatively from Old Celtic first name Coman.

Davidson: Surname that means “son of David” and is found throughout Britain (although is more associated with Scotland than England). The Davidsons are a clan established in speyside from the 13th-century onwards.

       
      Douglas                Drummond              Erskine            Farquharson            Fergusson

Douglas: The name derives from a place in Lanarkshire that means “dark water”, coming from the Gaelic (dubh) meaning “dark” or “black” and glais meaning “water” or “stream”.

Drummond: Scottish name that originates from the village of Drymen near Loch Lomond. The name Drymen derives from the Gaelic “drumain” meaning (on the ridge).

Farquharson and Farquhar: The name Farquhar is derived from the Gaelic “fear” meaning (man) and the Gaelic “car” meaning (well-loved). The surname Farquharson means “son of Farguhar”. The Farquhansons were a prominent Aberdeenshire clan.

Ferguson: Surname that means “son of Fergus”. Famous Fergusons include Sir Alex Ferguson, most successful manager in British football history – winning more than 30 trophies at Old Trafford and two European trophies with Aberdeen.

               Forbes          Forty-Second Regiment        Fraser Dress                      Gordon

                                         (Black Watch)

Forbes: The Forbes family originated in Aberdeenshire and the name derives from the Gaelic “forba” meaning “field”.

Fleming: Surname that originated in Scotland in Lanarkshire. The name derives from Flemish immigrants from Flanders, in what is now Belgium. Famous Flemings include Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955). Discovered the world’s first antibiotic drug – penicillin – after growing mould on bread. He was knighted and got the Nobel Prize in 1944.

Fraser & Frazer: The Frasers became established in the Peebles area in the 11th-century before moving to the north-east. One of Scotland’s best-known castles, Castle Fraser, was built by the family in Aberdeenshire in the 16th-century.

Gordon: The Gordon family has been associated with the north-east of Scotland since the 13th-century, but the name originates from a place name in the Borders that means either “hill fort” or “great fort”.

 GOW and MACGOWAN   Graham of Montrose            GRANT                 Gray Family Tartan

MacGowan and McGowan: this name derives from the Gaelic Mac-Ghobhainn and means “son of the smith” (the smith in question being a metalworker, such as a blacksmith or ssilversmith).

Graham, Grahame, Graeme: The name derives from the Anglo-Norman noble family de Graham who came to Scotland in the 12th-century bringing a surname that may have originated from the Lincolnshire town of Grantham (later to be the home town of a certain Margaret Thatcher), which means “gravel settlement”.

Grant: The name derives from the French word “grand” meaning (large) and the Grant clan was concentrated in Banff. The Highland town of Grantown-on-spey is named after the Grant family.

Gray: Surname that is the Scottish spelling of the English Grey. The name comes from the colour and as a surname means “grey-haired”.

     
Gray Hunting Family tartan         Gunn                     Hamilton                            HAY

Gray: Surname that is the Scottish spelling of the English Grey. The name comes from the colour and as a surname means “grey-haired”.

Gunn: Scottish surname that originated in Caithness. The name comes from the Norse word “gunnar” meaning (warrior).

Hamilton: The name derives from the Norman family of de Hameldon. They took their name from the Hampshire town of Hambledon, whose name derives from the Old English “hamel dunn” meaning (crooked hill. The Clan Hamilton would become established in Lanarkshire. The Lanarkshire town of Cadzow was renamed Hamilton in honour of the Duke of Hamilton who was given the title in 1643. Hamilton is also the name of the capital of Bermuda.

Hay: Surname that means “hedge”, whether from the Old English word “haeg” or the French word “haia”. In the case of the French word, it was the Norman family of de la Haye who brought the name to Britain. The Hays in Scotland became established in Perthshire.

            
   Henderson                Innes               Irvin Ancient            Johnston                 Kennedy

Henderson: Surname found throughout Britain, but long popular in Scotland. The name derives from “son of Henry” or “son of Hendry” with Hendry being the Scottish variant of Henry. The name Henry itself comes from the French name Henri and originally was the Germanic “Heinrich” meaning (ruler of an enclosure).

Innes: Means “island-dweller”. The name comes from the Gaelic word “inis” meaning (islet). The name originated in Moray at a place named Innes.   

Johnston: Scottish surname which is a Scots variation of English surname Johnson, meaning “son of John”.

Johnstone: Scottish surname derives from the Scots word “toun” and means “the town of John”. Johnstone is also a town in Renfrewshire.

Kennedy: The name originated in Ireland and became established in Ayrshire in the 13th-century before being taken back to Northern Ireland and around the world. The name derives from the Gaelic “ceann eidigh” meaning “ugly head”.

           
       Kerr                     Lamont            Leslie, Hunting             Lindsay     Logan or Maclennan

Kerr and Carr: Scottish surname from the Borders. The name either derives from the Gaelic word “carr” meaning “fort”, the Gaelic word “ciar” meaning “dusky” or the Norse and Old English word “Carr” can be a variation of Kerr.                                                                     

Lamont: Scottish surname that originated in Argyll. The name is derived from the Norse “log mann” meaning (lawman) or (lawgiver).

Leslie and Lesley: Scottish surname originated from the village called Leslie in Aberdeenshire, which is derived from the Gaelic “lios laith” (with lios meaning “enclosure” or “garden” and “liath” meaning “grey”) or “lios linn” (with linn meaning “pool”). Therefore Leslie could either be “grey enclosure” or the slightly nicer “garden pool”. The Leslies moved to fife in the 13th-century, and the Fife town of Leslie is named after the family. The Leslies became known as a family of soldiers and led the armies of the Scottish Covenanters in the 17th-century.

Lindsay: The name comes from the Norman family of de Limesay, which originated in Limesay in Normandy, but came to Scotland via the region of Lindsey in the English county of Lincolnshire. Limesay means “island of lime-trees”.

Logan: The name comes from the Gaelic word “lagan” meaning (little hollow” and was also a place name in Ayrshire.

        Law Tartan                 Law Society Tartan

Law: Surname that derives from the Scots word “law” meaning (hill). People with this surname are not, therefore, descended from lawyers or solicitors but from people who lived on a hill. Famous Laws include John Law (1671-1729) Economist who developed use of paper money.

MacLennan and McLennan: Scottish surname that is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Fhinneain and means “son of the servant of Saint Finnan”. Saint Finnan was a 7th-century Irish saint whose name is derived from the Gaelic name “Fionn” meaning (white).

    Macalister              Macalpine              Macarthur               Macaulay          Macbeth Ancient

MacAlister or MacAllister: Scottish surname and clan that became established in Kintyre and Bute. The name MacAlister means “son of Alexander” or “son of Alistair” with Alexander meaning “defender of men” and Alistair and Alasdair being its Scottish and Gaelic variants. The first chief of the Clan MacAlister was Alexander, a descendant of the famous Somerled, King of the isles.

MacAlpine – McAlpine: Historic Scottish surname, originated with Kenneth, son of Alpine, who in 843 became King of both Picts and Scots. The origin of the name Alpine is obscure, but it is thought to be of Pictish or Brythonic derivation, coming from the ward “alp” meaning (rock). It is thought that “alp” derives from the Latin word “albus” meaning (white), although it is possible that the Latin word might itself derive from an even earlier Celtic word.

MacArthur: Scottish surname and clan that became established in the Lorne district of Argyll. The name MacArthur means “sons of Arthur”, with the name believed to derive from the Old Gaelic word “art” for “bear” and Arthur becoming the anglicized form of the Gaelic name “Artair” meaning “bear-like”. Arthur is, of course, also associated with the legendary Celtic king of the Britons who lived in Camelot and presided over the knights of the Round Table.

MacAulay – Macaulay: Scottish surname that originated in Lewis, although there are also MacAulays from Dunbartonshire. In most cases the name comes from the Gaelic MacAmhlaidh meaning “son of Amhlaoibh”, with Aulay being the anglicized form of Amhlaoibh, which is in turn the Gaelic variant of the Norse name Olaf meaning “ancestor’s descendant”.

MacBeth – Macbeth: Name of possibly Scotland’s most famous monarch. Macbeth, who ruled as king from 1040 to 1057, is forever associated with the historically inaccurate but world-renowned play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. The play written in the 1600s and is known in the theatrical world as “the Scottish play”. In reality Macbeth was Thane of Moray (and not Glamis or Cawdor) and the Macbeths were an established family in the north of Scotland, with the name meaning “son of life” or “son of a man of religion”.

Maccallum, OLD             Macdonald        Macdonald of Clanranald  Macdonald of Sleat, DRESS

MacCallum – McCallum: Scottish surname that is a variation of Malcolm. It is the anglicized form of the Gaelic “Mac Gille Chalium” and means “son of the servant of Columba”, with Columba being the Latin form of the Irish Colm meaning “dove”. Saint Columba was an Irish missionary who founded a monastery on Iona.

MacDonald & McDonald: In Gaelic, mac means “son of” and so MacDonald means “son of Donald”. Donald is a name of Gaelic origin that means “world ruler” and MacDonald is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Dhomhnuill.

        
Macdonell of Glengarry     Macdonell of Keppoch          Macdougall             Macduff, Dress

MacDonnell: Scottish surname and clan that became established on the Scottish mainland in Glengarry in the Highlands and Keppoch in Lochaber. The name derived from the clan name MacDonald meaning “son of Donald”.

MacDougall, MacDougal, McDougall: Scottish surname and clan that became established in the Lorne region of Argyll. As with the Clan MacDonald, the MacDougalls were descended from the legendary warlord Somerled, in this case from his son Dougal. The name MacDougall derives from the Gaelic MacDhugaill and means “son of Dougal”, with Dougal meaning “dark stranger”.

MacDuff: Scottish surname that means “son of Duff”. The name Duff comes from the Gaelic “duibh” meaning “black”. The MacDuffs were the famous Thanes of Fife who helped Malcolm Canmore regain the throne from Macbeth in 1057.

     Macewen                Macfarlane               Macfie              Macgillivray           Macgregor

MacEwen, MacEwan, McEwan: Scottish surname that means “son of Ewan”. Ewan is a version of the Gaelic name “Eoghan”, which is of obscure origin, but might possibly mean “of the yew tree” or “of youth”.

MacFarlane – Macfarlane: Scottish surname and Loch Lomond clan from the 13th-century. The name means “son of Parlan” with Parlan being the Gaelic for Bartholomew, the name of one of Jesus disciples, which in Aramaic means “son of Talmai”, with Talmai meaning “farmer”.

MacFie, Mcphee: Scottish surname that became established on the small Hebridean island of Colonsay and is the anglicized form of Mac Duibshithe meaning “son of Dubshithe”. Duibshithe is an old Gaelic person name that means “dark peace”.

MacGregor, McGregor, Macgregor: Scottish surname meaning “son of Gregor”. Gregor was the Scottish form of Gregory, a name that comes from the Greek meaning “watchful” and was a popular name for popes. Another theory is that the name originates with a 9th-century Scottish prince called Gregor. The MacGregors were concentrated between Aberfoyle and Balguhidder in the Trossachs.

        
 Macinnes, Hunting             MacIntyre, Hunting                Mackay                  Mackenzie

MacInnes: Scottish surname and clan that means “son of Angus”. The name derives from Aonghus, the Gaelic form of the name Angus, which is pronounced “Innes”. The MacInnes were found on the west coast and in Perthshire.

MacIntyre, McIntyre, Macintyre: Scottish surname and clan from Glencoe. The name comes from the Gaelic mac an t-saoir meaning “son of the carpenter”. MacIntyre is often anglicized to the surname Wright.

MacKay, McCoy, MacKie: Scottish Surname meaning “son of Aodh” or “son of Aed”. The Gaelic name Aodh means (fire), and would be anglicized as Hugh. The MacKays were found throughout Scotland, but became established in Sutherland. The Highland Clearances of the 19th-century saw many MacKays scattered around the world. Mackay is also a coastal town in Queensland, Australia, named after Scottish explorer John Mackay.

The phrase “the real McCoy”, used when talking about something that is “the genuine article” is of uncertain origin. However, it is likely to be a variation of the surname Mackay, and the phrase “the real Mackay” was used in the 19th-century in Scotland to promote whisky. The surname MacKie and Mackie are also variation of Mackay.

MacKenzie – McKenzie: Scottish surname that means “son of Kenneth’. It is the anglicized version of the Gaelic “Mac Coinnich” meaning “son of Coinnich”. Kenneth means “handsome” or “fair” and was the name of three of Scotland’s earliest kings. The MacKenzies were concentrated in Wester Ross.

        Mackinlay                    Mackinnon, Dress               Mackintosh              Maclachlan

MacKinlay – McKinley: Scottish surname that originated chiefly in Perthshire. The name means “son of Finlay” and is the anglicized form of “Mac Fhionnlaigh” with Finlay meaning “fair warrior”.                          

MacKinnon: Scottish surname that originated chiefly in Mull and Iona. The name means “son of Fingon” and is the anglicized form of “Mac Fhionghuin”, with Fingon being a descendant of Kenneth MacAlpine whose name means “fair born”.

Mackintosh, MacIntosh, Macintosh: Scottish surname and clan from Perthshire and the Highlands. The name comes from the Gaelic “mac an toisich” meaning “son of the chieftain”, with the Scottish Gaelic “toisich” being similar to the Irish word “Taoiseach” that is the title of the Irish Prime Minister.

MacLachlan: Scottish surname that is the anglicized form of “Mac Lachlainn” meaning “son of Lachlan”. The name Lachlan comes from the Gaelic name Lochlann” meaning “land of the lochs” and historically referred to a person who came from Norway. The MacLachlans take their name from Lochlan Mor, the “Great Lachlan”, who lived in the 13^th century. His descendent, the MacLachlan of Maclachan, still lives in Castles Lachlan within the old parish of Strathlachlan where the River Strathlachlan flows into Loch Fyne at Lachlan Bay. Lachlan was Gael, a member of that great family, descended from the royal Ui Neill dynasty of Ireland whose ancestry goes back to Eochu, King of Tara, who came down from the Gog-King Conn of the hundred battles, slayer of King Mug of Ulster, who lived in the second century AD.

     Maclaine of Lochbuie                       Maclaren                      Maclean of Duart, Dress

MacLean, McLean, MacLaine: Scottish surname that means “son of the followers of St John”. The name is the anglicized form of the Gaelic “MacGille Eoinoinnich”. The founder of the clan was called “Gillean of the battle-axe” and the MacLeans became concentrated in Mull and Tiree. The surname MacLaine is a variation of Maclean and originated in Mull.

MacLaren, Maclaren, McLaren: Scottish surname that originated chiefly in Perthshire. The name means “son of Laurence” and is the anglicized form of the Gaelic “Mac Labhruinn”. The male first name Laurence or Lawrence derives from the Latin (Laurentius) referring to a person from the ancient Italian town of Laurentum. It became a popular male first name after the 3rd-century Christian martyr Saint Laurence.

Macleod of Harris, Hunting      Macleod of Lewis and Raasay, Dress            Macmillan, OLD

MacLeod, McLeod, McCloud: Scottish surname the means “son of Leod”. The name Leod derives from the Norse word “ljotr”. The Clan Macleod was concentrated in Skye and Lewis. The American surname McLeod, familiar as the title of a 1970s television show, is a variation of MacLeod.

MacMillan, McMillan, Macmillan: Scottish surname that derives from the Gaelic “mac mhaolain” or “MacGille Mhaoil” meaning “son of the tonsured one”. The name is therefore believed to originate from monks. The MacMillans became established in first Argyll and then Kintyre and Galloway.

        Macnab                   Macnaughten               Macneil of Barra                Macpherson

MacNab – McNab: Scottish surname that is the anglicized form of the Gaelic “Mac an Aba”, which means “son of the abbot” or “father’s son”. The MacNab family became established near Killin.

MacNeill – McNeill: Scottish surname that means “son of Neil”. The name comes from the Gaelic “Mac Niall” meaning “son of Niall”, with Neil or Niall meaning “champion”. The name is long associated with the island of Barra, where it is said that the name originated from an Irishman called Niall who settled there in the11th-century.

MacPherson – Macpherson: Scottish surname that means “son of a parson”.

      Macquarrie               Macqueen               Macrae, Dress        Matheson            Maxwell

Macquarrie: Scottish surname from the island of Mull. The name comes from the Gaelic “Mac Guaidhre” meaning “son of a proud man”.

MacQueen – McQueen: Scottish surname that does not have any connection with any Scottish queen. It is an anglicized variation of the Argyll surname MacSween, which either means “son of Suibne” (with Suibne the Gaelic for pleasant) or “son of Sweyn” (with Sweyn n Norse nane meaning servant).

MacRae – McCrae: Scottish surname the became established in Wester Ross. The name is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Rath and means “son of grace”.

Matheson: Scottish surname with different origins. In the Highlands, it derives from the Gaelic “Mac Mhathain” meaning “son of the bear”, but in the Lowlands it means “son of Matthew”, with Saint Matthew being the author of the first of the Four Gospels, whose name is derived from the Hebrew “Matt thia” meaning (gift of God).

Maxwell: The name derives from a place in the Borders near Kelso called Maccus Well, named after a 9th-century Saxon noble. Famous Maxwells include James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879). Mathematicians and physicist who ranks with Einstein and Newton. Contributed to the study of electro-magnetism and laid way for quantum physics.

    McNeill of Colonsay            Menzies, Hunting                   Morrison (Clan Society Tartan)

MacNeill – McNeill: Scottish surname that means “son of Neil”. The name comes from the Gaelic Mac Niall meaning “son of Niall), with Neil or Niall meaning “champion”. The name is long associated with the island of Barra, where is said that the name originated from an Irishman called Niall who settled there in the11th-century.

Menzies: Traditionally, the “z” is pronounced as “y”. The Menzies family originated in Perthshire, coming from the Norman family of de Meyners, whose English branch changed the name to Manners.

 Morrison: Chiefly Scottish surname meaning “son of Morris” or “son of Maurice. Morris either means a follower of the Virgin Mary or dark-skinned or Moorish. The Clan Morrison hails from the Isle of Lewis and is either Irish or Viking in origin.

        
      Munro, Dress               Murray of Atholl                   Ogilvy                      Ramsay

Munro: Scottish surname that became established in Easter Ross. The name comes either from the Irish “rothach”v meaning “man of Ro” (from a place called Roe in the north of Ireland) or from the Gaelic “monadh ruadh” meaning (red mountain). In Scotland, the surname is most associated with Hugh Munro who, in 1891, compiled a list of all Scottish mountains of more than 3,000 feet. These peaks were thereafter named Munros in his honour. Munro-bagging is the term given to the pastime of seeking to reach the top of all of Scotland’s Munros, which currently number 284. (A variation of the surname Munro is (Monroe).

Murray: also found as Moray, comes from the area of Moray in the north-east of Scotland, which in turn comes from the Gaelic “moraibh” meaning “sea settlement”. The Clan Murray originated in Moray, but became established in Sutherland and Perthshire, where from the 12h-century they became one of the important noble families of Scotland. In 1703 they became holders of the title of Duke of atholl.

Ogilvy – Ogilvie: Scottish surname that originates from a place in Angus. The name comes from the Brythonic “ugl ma” or “ugl fa” meaning (high place).  The Ogilvies gained the Scottish title of the Earl of Airlie.

    RED ROSS               Robertson, Dress           Rose, Hunting              Russell Modern

Robertson: meaning “son of Robert”. Robertsons are found throughout Scotland, but the Clan Robertson originated as an offshoot of the Duncan or Donnachie Clan, and the first Robertson chief was named after a Donnachie called Robert who was given land in Perthshire in the 15th-century.

          
         SCOTT              Sinclair, Dress              Skene        Stewart of Appin   Stewart of Atholl

Scott: Meaning “someone who comes from Scotland”. The original Scots were in fact people from Ireland who came to settle in the west of Scotland from the 5th-century onwards and would eventually give their name to the entire country. Their name came from the Latin “Scotti”. The Scotts became a prominent Border clan and holders of the title of Duke of Buccleuch.

Sinclair: Surname that derives from a Norman family called St Clair who originated from the French town of that name in Normandy. The St Clairs were given land at Roslin in Midlothian at the end of the 11th-century, and it was there that they would build Rosslyn Chapel. St Clair would eventually become the Sinclair and the family would gain the earldoms of both Caithness and Orkney.

Stewart – Stuart: The name derives from the English word “steward”. In Scotland the surname Stewart was given to a Norman noble family called Fitzalan who were appointed as Hereditary High Stewards of Scotland in the 12th-century and given considerable land in Renfrewshire, Atholl, Appin, Balquhidder, and Galloway.

     Stewart, Dress            Stewart, Royal          Stewrart, Hunting         Sutherland, Ancient

Stewart – Stuart: The name derives from the English word “steward”. In Scotland the surname Stewart was given to a Norman noble family called Fitzalan who were appointed as Hereditary High Stewards of Scotland in the 12th-century and given considerable land in Renfrewshire, Atholl, Appin, Balquhidder, and Galloway.

Sutherland: Surname and Clan name that comes from the former county of Sutherland in the northern Highlands. The name of the county derives from the Norse “Suthr land” meaning (southern land) as, although the area was at the very north of the Scottish mainland, it was at the very south of the Viking-controlled territory governed for Norway by the Earl of Jarl of Orkney.

Simpson: Surname found throughout Britain but long popular in Scotland. The name means “son of Simon” or “son of Sim” – a diminutive of Simon. In the Bible, Simon was the name of two of “Jesus” disciples, and the name derives from the Hebrew “Shimon” meaning (heard) or (listening). Famous Simpsons include James Young Simpson (1811-1870) Obstetrician. Pioneer in the use of anaesthetics, particularly chloroform, developing its use in surgery and midwifery.

     Urquhart                       Wallace                 Irn Bru, the tartan of our other national Drink.

Urquhart: Scottish surname that takes its name from a place in Inverness-shire. The name is famous from the now ruined13th-century Urquhart Castle on the shores of the Loch Ness {(a place to see the Loch Ness Monster – maybe, that is). The name Urquhart is believed to be of Pictish or Brythonic origin with “air” meaning (on) or (upon) and “cardden” meaning (thicket) or (wood), thereby making Urquhart means “woodside”.

Wallace: (what a wonderful name), surname that is believed to denote someone of Welsh ancestry. The ancestors of the Wallaces may alternatively have come from the ancient kingdom of Strathclyde, whose inhabitants were Britons and spoke a language closer to Welsh than Gaelic. The Wallaces were concentrated in Ayrshire and included Scotland’s national hero, William Wallace.

IRN-BRU: The Tartan of our national drink : IRN-BRU

Wendy: (My wife): Female first name. if Wendy is not technically a Scottish name, it was first made popular by Scottish author J.M. Barrie in 1904 in the play “peter pan”. The name of the character Wendy Darling, who goes to Neverland in the play, arose after the young daughter of one of Barrie’s friends  called the writer “my friendly-Wendy), and so she is.

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