The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #77280   Message #1381211
Posted By: Boab
18-Jan-05 - 02:19 AM
Thread Name: Celtic music
Subject: RE: Celtic music
To add a little to Malcolm's remarks re. Norman names---some of the prominent clans of Scotland are Norman in origin. Menzies [still pronounced "Mingus" by many Scots]Farquhar, Gordon, Fraser, Colquhoun are all "Norman" clans. My own surname [which remains a secret!!] is Norman, having been first recorded in Scotland in the 11th-12th century in the counties of Angus and Aberdeen [no ---I;m NOT an "Aberdeen Angus!!]