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The Royal Stuart (or Royal Stewart) tartan, first published in 1831, is the best-known tartan of the royal House of Stuart/Stewart, and is one of the most recognizable tartans. Today, it is worn by the regimental pipers of the Black Watch , Scots Guards , and Royal Scots Dragoon Guards , among other official and organisational uses.
The following is a list of Scottish clans (with and without chiefs) – including, when known, their heraldic crest badges, tartans, mottoes, and other information. The crest badges used by members of Scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland.
This list of Scottish Gaelic surnames shows Scottish Gaelic surnames beside their English language equivalent.. Unlike English surnames (but in the same way as Slavic, Lithuanian and Latvian surnames), all of these have male and female forms depending on the bearer, e.g. all Mac- names become Nic- if the person is female.
The English and Scots word tartan is possibly derived from French tiretaine meaning 'linsey-woolsey cloth'. [1] [2] [3] Other hypotheses are that it derives from Scottish Gaelic tarsainn or tarsuinn, meaning 'across' or 'crossing over'; [2] [3] or from French tartarin or tartaryn (occurring in 1454 spelled tartyn) [4] meaning 'Tartar cloth'. [1]
A Scottish clan (from Gaelic clann, literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred') is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense of shared identity and descent to members, and in modern times have an official structure recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon, which regulates Scottish heraldry and coats of arms.
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Best Viking Names and Their Meanings. 1. Erik — "Eternal king,” from Old Norse. 2. Leif — "Descendant" or "heir." 3. Thor — From Old Norse for “thunder,” he’s the Norse god of ...
This is a list of tartans that have been adopted by law by their respective state legislatures as official U.S. state symbols. Not all states have an official tartan. Not all states have an official tartan.