Clan Crests

**timber** · 16th June 06, 05:36 AM

MacGregor

Question for gaelic speakers: how do I pronounce this?

**Cawdorian** · 16th June 06, 06:50 AM

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Clan Lamont

**Niblox** · 16th June 06, 07:12 AM

A permanent reminder of what it looks like!!

"MacAonghus a-ritheas" - Again McInnes!

**An t-Ileach** · 16th June 06, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by timber

...Question for gaelic speakers: how do I pronounce this?

"sriyal mo ghrém" (my race/people/tribe is royal)

**timber** · 16th June 06, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by An t-Ileach

"sriyal mo ghrém" (my race/people/tribe is royal)

Thanks!

**Wee Jimmy** · 16th June 06, 07:22 AM

I am a Buchanan.

**Colin** · 16th June 06, 08:44 AM

Wood

MacKenzie

**Mattg** · 16th June 06, 08:56 AM

I too am a Buchanan....

My last name is Gibson, we don't have clan crest but this is our coat of arms...

**macwilkin** · 16th June 06, 09:03 AM

My last name is Gibson, we don't have clan crest but this is our coat of arms...

Matt,

Coats-of-arms, in Scottish tradition, belong to individuals, not surnames. Most likely this particular C-o-A belong to someone named Gibson. Beware the "family crest" sellers who take arms from various sources and then peddle them with a "family history". In heraldic circles they are called "bucket shops".

A Crest is the very top device, above the helm, on a coat-of-arms. The crest in a clanman's badge is the chief's crest from his arms, and when a clansman or clanswoman wears the badge, they are saying that they are loyal supporters of their Chief. Some clans with no Chief, like th Gunns, wear the crest of last recognized chief.

No offence meant, just that I dealt with this on an almost daily basis as a genealogical librarian. Old habits are hard to break sometimes.

Cheers,

Todd