Quote Originally Posted by slohairt View Post
Dia Dhuit, mo charaí!


Many Highland clans have names which have no basis in the Gaelic language. Gunn, MacLeod, and Lamont come to mind. In fact, their progenitors were Norse! Does this mean that they are not full-blown Gaelic clans? Of course, they are! To suggest otherwise would be to tell a Fitzgerald or a Burke that he is not Irish!

(Ap Rhisiart).
I was reading this old thread and thought I would throw in some info on the Clan Lamont orgins. The name sound does indicate the Clan might be of Norse descent. We have some DNA results that show the Clan Lamont is definately of Celtic origin more specifically from Dalridia Kingdom of Northern Ireland in about 1200 AD. I believe the first of Clan Lamont was Sir Laumon. His father was Macolm from the McNeil's of Barra and his mother is beleived to be a daughter of Somerled where his Norse sounding name must have had its origins. ( spelling versions I have seen Lawmont, Lawmon, Lammond)

As we all know Scotland had many invasions from different groups, The Celts from Ireland, The Norse, The Saxxons, etc etc

DNA testing can help show the ancient origins of the clans, Y DNA follows father to son with very little mutation for centuries which allows us to use it for genealogy.

If you have any questions on DNA testing, I would be glad to TRY to answer.