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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]
Cockburn (/ ˈ k oʊ b ər n / KOH-bərn, Scots:) is a Scottish surname that originated in the Borders region of the Scottish Lowlands.In the United States most branches of the same family have adopted the simplified spelling 'Coburn'; other branches have altered the name slightly to 'Cogburn'.
Many Scottish surnames are the names of Scottish clans that were once powerful families dominating large swaths of territory. [18] However, it is a common misconception that every person who bears a clan's name is a lineal descendant of the chiefs of that particular clan. [6] [note 6] There are several reasons for this.
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The good-natured, but trouble-making Appalachian clan, led by patriarch Briscoe Darling (Denver Pyle) usually came into town when they had some sort of problem that Sheriff Andy Taylor had to resolve. Briscoe was the widowed father of five grown children (four sons and one daughter) who all lived together, and each had a different musical talent.
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The Norse clan was not tied to a certain territory in the same way as a Scottish clan, where the chief owned the territory. The land of the Scandinavian clan was owned by the individuals who had close neighbours from other clans. The name of the clan was derived from its ancestor, often with the addition of an -ung or -ing ending.
Daitya - a clan of asuras Dānava - a clan of asuras born from Danu (Known as Dānaveghasā in Buddhism) Rakshasa - a class of beings sometimes categorised as synonymous with asuras [ 2 ]