Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Genealogy chart and list of the Clan MacLeod's Chiefs, along with the family coat of arms. The surname MacLeod means 'son of Leòid'. The name Leod is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic name Leòid, which is thought to have been derived from the Old Norse. [5]
Clan MacLeod of The Lewes, commonly known as Clan MacLeod of Lewis (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Mhic Leòid Leòdhais), is a Highland Scottish clan, which at its height held extensive lands in the Western Isles and west coast of Scotland.
Macleod of the Lewes: Crest: The sun in splendor, Proper. [citation needed] Motto: I birn quhil I se [citation needed] Plant badge: red whortleberry [37] Chief: Torquil MacLeod of the Lewes MacMillan: Crest: A dexter and a sinister hand issuing from a Wreath grasping and brandishing aloft a two-handed sword Proper. [225]
MacLeod, McLeod and Macleod (/ m ə ˈ k l aʊ d / mə-KLOWD) [1] are surnames in the English language. The names are anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid, meaning "son of Leòd", derived from the Old Norse Liótr ("ugly"). [2] [3] [4] One of the earliest occurrences of the surname is of Gillandres MacLeod, in 1227. [2]
The crest and motto elements of the crest badge are always the heraldic property of an individual (the crest badges, used by most Scottish clan members, are usually the heraldic property of a clan's chief).
The MacLeods of Raasay are a minor Scottish noble family and branch of Clan MacLeod of Lewis.At their height they held extensive lands on the Isle of Raasay.In Gaelic the MacLeods of Lewis were known as Sìol Thorcaill ("Seed of Torquil"). [1]
The patriarch of the Trump family was the son of German immigrant Friedrich Trump, NBC News reported, who traveled from Germany to the U.S. in 1885 at the age of 16. Friedrich Trump, a restaurant ...
The manuscript continues that ever since Malcolm defeated the bull, the family of MacLeod have used a bull's head as their heraldic crest, with the motto "hold fast". [10] R.C. MacLeod noted another tradition concerning a bull and motto of the clan's chiefs (though not the drinking horn).