Super Tuesday - 2 votes for the kilt!

[Coemgen]

The candidate himself doesn't have a blimp, but his supporters got one with campaign signs on the sides.

Another hint: A common slogan is to "Google" this candidate.

[macwilkin]

The candidate himself doesn't have a blimp, but his supporters got one with campaign signs on the sides.

Another hint: A common slogan is to "Google" this candidate.

Gents -- keep to kilts as much as possible, please.

T.

[Woodsheal]

There is probably a tartan associated with "McCain", though I think the name is Irish, related to O'Kane or Kane. During the New Hampshire primary I saw folks holding up placards which read "Irish for McCain!" But, will an old Naval aviator don a kilt!

I've wracked my brains trying to figure out the ethnic origins of "Huckabee"....

[gilmore]

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I've wracked my brains trying to figure out the ethnic origins of "Huckabee"....

The "-by" or "-bee" suffix on a British surname almost always comes originally from the Norse word for "farm." When the Vikings invaded and settled the eastern part of what is now England they often used this word for their settlements, many of which latter became villages, which became in turn the surname used for those who came from them.

I have no idea about the origin of "Hucka-."

[Woodsheal]

The "-by" or "-bee" suffix on a British surname almost always comes originally from the Norse word for "farm." When the Vikings invaded and settled the eastern part of what is now England they often used this word for their settlements, many of which latter became villages, which became in turn the surname used for those who came from them.

I have no idea about the origin of "Hucka-."

Interesting! "Hucka-" itself sounds like it could be Scandanavian in origin....

[McClef]

-berry Finn?

[gilmore]

-berry Finn?

Dunno. Are there huckleberries in England?

[McClef]

Dunno. Are there huckleberries in England?

I dunno - I don't live in England, certainly they are not native to Wales.

But we did get Huckleberry Hound on TV.

[BoldHighlander]

The "-by" or "-bee" suffix on a British surname almost always comes originally from the Norse word for "farm." When the Vikings invaded and settled the eastern part of what is now England they often used this word for their settlements, many of which latter became villages, which became in turn the surname used for those who came from them.

That's interesting because with my Scottish ancestors surname (Scobee / Scoby / Scobie) I've been told in conversations with the Mackay clan Seanachaidh (Scotland) that:

"in the Dictionary of Surnames, they say that the name came from the ancient possession of land of this name in Perthshire, but the Scoby family of Yorks must derive from an Old Norse "-farm" name.
(In fact, Rescobie is a small village just East of Forfar.)"

Was this just the case for England proper, or did this happen with the Norse & surnames in Scotland as well?

[davedove]

Has MacCain tried to energize the Scots vote yet? What clan is MacCain?

Evidently the Kennedys, Kerry and the other Irish weren't able to do much for O'Bama in Massachusetts.

There is probably a tartan associated with "McCain", though I think the name is Irish, related to O'Kane or Kane. During the New Hampshire primary I saw folks holding up placards which read "Irish for McCain!" But, will an old Naval aviator don a kilt!

I've wracked my brains trying to figure out the ethnic origins of "Huckabee"....

Actually, McCain is probably one of the variations of MacIan, which does have a tartan (see my avatar). Other variations include McKane, McKean, etc.

You know, my grandmother was a McKean. Maybe he's a long lost relative.