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4th April 15, 10:08 PM
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Hello Again
I used to be on this forum years ago. I don't even remember my user name now. I knit kilt hose.
A lot of things have happened since then, some good, some bad. I'm looking down the barrel of a legal name change. At first I was just going to pick out some thing that sounded nice, like Stillwater, but it occurred to me to honor my heritage. My mother's maiden name is Beatty, which falls under Clan MacBeth.
I started to look into my genealogy a little further and started popping up with questions about clans and heraldry and the like. I thought: Hey, I bet I know a place where people would know this.
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5th April 15, 01:01 AM
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 Originally Posted by Alan H
Some days you're the bat, some days you're the watermelon.
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5th April 15, 02:39 AM
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Welcome from an exiled Scot living in the English Midlands.
Hope you make a good decision about the name-change. I have rather regretted that I didn't change my name - it's a bit late now! (Complex family reasons!)
My maternal side is Scottish, so I've done quite a lot of family history research on that side.
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5th April 15, 03:25 AM
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"Good judgement comes from experience, and experience
well, that comes from poor judgement."
A. A. Milne
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5th April 15, 03:34 AM
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It's an odd subject. My son was adopted (people didn't accept or admit that he is a good man and I approved of him as a dad for my son) and faced the name changing problem. He did and doesn't regret it. He still has my family DNA and has passed that on to his son along with his current surname. His son may face the same problem in the future. The final word, as Shakespeare cited, "A Rose by any other name..." You don't lose your essence just because they don't call you by the former title.
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5th April 15, 04:01 AM
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5th April 15, 04:42 AM
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Hullo there! Whoever you choose to be, XMarks is a good place to be, so welcome back to the "Great Rabble!"  
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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5th April 15, 10:55 AM
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My middle name is Rose ^^.
When I mention the possibility of becoming Macbeth, people always mention the literary connection. I'm usually like: Uh, I like Shakespeare as much as the next guy, but that's my actual clan.
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5th April 15, 10:53 AM
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I understand the complex family reasons. But I am getting ready for a great big fresh start and I think I might become Macbeth by name as well as blood.
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8th April 15, 07:30 AM
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SilverOtter , Hi and Welcome back ...Angie
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