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The English word "clan" is derived from old Irish clann [1] meaning "children", "offspring", "progeny" or "descendants". According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "clan" was introduced into English in around 1425, as a descriptive label for the organization of society in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands.
Clan name Crest badge Clan tartan Blazon of crest & motto within crest badge; war cry and plant badge Clan chief; and clan seat, or historical seat Notes Abercromby [4] Crest: A falcon rising belled Proper. [5] Motto: Petit alta [6] [Latin, 'He seeks high deeds'] [5] Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Abercrombie, Fife. Abernethy [4]
A noble house is an aristocratic family or kinship group, either currently or historically of national or international significance [clarification needed], and usually associated with one or more hereditary titles, the most senior of which will be held by the "Head of the House" or patriarch.
The examples shown below are generally emblematic of a particular association. However, for each clan or family, there are often numerous other official or unofficial variations. There are also innumerable tartan designs that are not affiliated with any group but were simply created for aesthetic reasons (and which are not within the scope of ...
Malone compares the word ongen(d) with name of the Swedish king Ongentheow He connects ongen to ing and ang that may be in grade relation, which would be the simplest way of explaining the form Ingentheow in Widsith for the name Ongentheow. The words relate to "spear", "sting" and "prick" and thus to phallus, and the god Ing (Freyr) was a ...
The English term gypsy or gipsy [16] is commonly used to indicate Romani people, [17] and use of the word gipsy in modern-day English is pervasive (and is a legal term under English law—see below), and some Romani organizations use it in their own organizational names, particularly in the United Kingdom.
These lists of English words of Celtic origin include English words derived from Celtic origins. These are, for example, Common Brittonic , Gaulish , Irish , Scottish Gaelic , Welsh , or other languages.
A clan (or fine in Irish, plural finte) included the chief and his patrilineal relatives; [2] however, Irish clans also included unrelated clients of the chief. [3] These unrelated clients and their agnatic descendants were ineligible to be elected chief, but nonetheless assumed the name of the leading lineage as a show of allegiance. [4]