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Thread #21179   Message #2607496
Posted By: BobKnight
08-Apr-09 - 03:07 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Peggy Gordon
Subject: RE: Origins: Peggy Gordon
Whatever the origins of the song, the name "Gordon," is Scottish. Clan Gordon, one of the major Scottish families, had their main headquarters at Huntly in Aberdeenshire, but many branches of the clan were spread throughout Aberdeenshire and further north. Peggy, I believe is a diminutive of Margaret, so that explains the minor conflict between the versions.