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24-09-12, 18:12
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Scottish Gaelic surname changes
At some point when researching your family tree, you will come across a variation in the spelling of a surname. Understanding that spelling can be fluid will make research easier. However, in parts of Scotland, in addition to variant spellings, you may come across name changes. In the 18th century, many Gaelic speakers in Scotland changed their surnames. Sometimes this was deliberate following the banning of tartan in the mid 18th century. In other cases, clerks and ministers (who may have had a poor command of Gaelic) recorded an ‘anglicised’ version of a Gaelic surname.
I remember searching a document for Edward Milloy and found him. However, I disregarded later entries for Iver McIllmaluaig, which I later learnt was the Gaelic version of Edward Milloy. Listed below are some of the more dramatic name changes that I’ve come across when researching my family in the south-west of Argyllshire. Please add any name changes that you have encountered. Arnot McIlvrennenich, Brennan Black Dubh Blue McIlligurmine, McGurman, McIlgorne Bridey McBride Bradley Brolachan, O’Brolachan Bowie Buidhe, Buie, Buoy, McIlbuy, Buidheach Boyd Boideach Brown McBrion Calder McCaldrin Carmichael McA’Lecechel, McIlmichael, McMichael Christie Gillechriosd Clark McInclerich, McA’Chlery, McCleirach Cochrane McEachrane Conley McIllconneltiche, McIlchonnelie, Connally Cook McCook, McCuaig, McCoag, McCaig Currie/Curry McVurich, McWhirrie, McCurry, McQuore, McGorry Dewar Deoireach, Doirea Docherty O’Dougherty Downie McGildownie, McIldownie Duffy McDubhsith Ferguson McFergish, McKerras Fraser Friseal Galbraith McBretny, McBretnich, McIllvretnich, McVretnich, McVretny Gibb McIllbhide Gillies McIleish, McLeise Gilchrist McIlchrist, McIllgriest Gillespie GilleEasbaig Graham McIlvernoch Glass McIllglaish Hay McGaragh Hattan McIllchattan, McGillechattan Hawthorn McO’Drain, O’Drain, Drean, Drain Henderson McKendrich Hendry McKendrich Hutcheson McHutcheon Kay/McKay Coidheach Keith McKeith, McKichan, McKeich, Caidh Kelly McA’Chalies, McO’Kelly, O’Kelly, O’Kaldie Kerr McIllchere King McRigh, McRee Lang O’Loynachan, Loynachan Little/Littleson McFiggan, McFigeinn Livingston McLevin, McLibhiston, McLea, McOnlea Love McKinven Mair McA’Maoir Malloy/Milloy McIlmaluaig Martin(e) McIlmartin Mathieson McMa, McMath Morrison McVorran Munro McInroich Paterson/Paton McFater, McPhater, McPhadder Purcell McSporran Roy/Gilroy McIllruadh Revie McIllreavie Shannon McShannon Shaw McIlheany Sellars/Sillars McInarganach Sinclair McNokarird Smith McGowan Thomson McAvish, McCavish, McOmish, McTavish Tosh McIntosh Stalker McA’Stoher, McInstocker, McStockair Williamson McWilliam Weir McA’Maoir Wilkie McQuilkan Young McGillog, McIllog, McGill’oig Last edited by Shona; 24-09-12 at 18:31. 
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24-09-12, 18:15
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Interested to see Buie in there - I have some Buies in my tree that I'm stuck on, although I haven't got them back to Scotland yet.
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KiteRunner Family History News updated 21st May Lancashire Non-conformist records new on Ancestry
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#3
24-09-12, 18:29
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25-09-12, 14:31
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The 'c' of Mac and the following 'g' is a hard K. Thigh has a silent 't', the 'i' is said as 'ee' and 'gh' is silent - so would be said as 'hee'. The 'ch' at the end is silent and the 'i' is another 'ee'
There's a whisky from the island is Islay (pronouced 'Ee-la) called Bruichladdich. You say it 'Broo-ee-clad-dee'.
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25-09-12, 16:16
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A reliable source told me of this one:
Catto - Catternach Thanks, OC!
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25-09-12, 16:31
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Thank you Shona I have quite a few of those anglicised names in my Scottish tree.
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25-09-12, 16:49
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One which may just be personal to my particular family is
Ferguson = Farqu(h)arson. I know this thread is about surnames but I love Grace = Grisel/Grizel and Donald = Daniel. OC
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