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Sunday, 10 June 2018

Linguistic Archaeology: Scottish Clans

Clans beginning with A

Abercrombie:   Arbkuar-carombkuku
Abernethy:         Arbkuar-nkuthkuku
Adair:                  Adarkuar
Adam:                Argnkukuku
Aikenhead:        Arkukukunhkuard
Ainslie:               Arkunslkuku
Aiton:                  Arkuton
Allardice:           Arllard-kucku
Anderson:         Arnd-kuarson
Anstruther:       Arn-stark-uthkuar
Arbuthnot:        Arbkuthnot
Armstrong:       Armstarong
Arnott:               Arnott
Auchinleck        Arkuchkunl-kucku

Clans beginning with B

Baillie:                Barkullkuar
Bain:                    Barkun
Baird:                   Barkuarn
Balfour:               Barlfokuar
Bannatyne:         Barnnartkukunku
Bannerman:       Barnnkuarmarn
Barclay:               Barclarkuku
Baxter:                 Barxtkuar
Bell:                       Bkull
Belshes:               Bkulshkus
Bethune:               Bkuthkunku
Beveridge:           Bkuvkuarkudgku
Binning:               Bkunnkung
Bisset:                 Bkusskut
Blackadder:         Blarckuarddkuar
Blackstock:         Blarckstock
Blair:                      Blarkuar
Blane:                    Blarnku
Blyth:                     Blkukuth
Borthwick:            Boarthkuku-kucku
Boswell:                Boskuku-kull
Boyd:                     Bokukud
Boyle:                     Bokukulku
Brisbane:              Barkusbarnku
Brodie:                   Barodkuku
Broun:                     Barokun
Bruce:                     Bar-kucku
Buchan:                  Bkucharn
Buchanan:              Bkucharnarn
Burnett:                  Bkuarnkutt
Butter:                    Bkuttkuar
Byres:                     Bkukuarkus

Clans beginning with C

Cairns:                   Carkuarns
Calder:                   Carldkuar
Caldwell:                Carldkuku-kull
Callender:               Carllkundkuar
Cameron:               Car-mkuaron (McAron)
Campbell:               Carmpb-kull
     of Breadalbane (Barkuardarlbarnku)
     of Cawdor          (Carkukudor)
Carmichael             Car-mkucharkul
Carnegie                  Carnkugkuku
Carruthers:              Cararkuthkuars
Cathcart:                 Carthcart
Chalmers:                Charlmkuars
Charteris:                 Chart-kuarkus
Chattan:                   Chart-tarn
Cheyne:                     Chkukukunku
Chisholm:                 Chkusholm
Cleland:                     Clkularnd
Clephane:                  Clkupharnku
Cochrane:                 Cochararnku
Cockburn:                 Cockbkuarn
Colquhoun:               Colqkuhokun
Colville:                      Colvkullku
Congilton:                  Cong-kulton
Cooper:                       Coopkuar
Craig:                           Cararkug
Cranstoun:                 Cararnstokun
Crawford:                   Cararkukufoard
Crichton:                     Carkuchton
Crosbie:                       Carosbkuku
Cumming:                    Ckumm-kung
Cunningham:               Ckunn-kung-harm
Currie:                            Ckuararkuku

Clans beginning with D

Dalmahoy:       Darlmarhokuku
Dalrymple:       Darlarkukumplku
Dalziel:              Darlzikul
Darroch:            Dararoch
Davidson:          Darvkudson
Denniston:        Dkunnkuston
Dewar:               Dkukukuar
Don:                    Don
Douglas             Dokuglars
Drummond:       Darkummond
Dunbar:               Dkunbar
Duncan:              Dkuncarn
Dundas:              Dkundars
Dunlop:               Dkunlop
Durie:                   Dkuarkuku

Clans beginning with E

Edmonstone:       Kudmonstonku
Elliot:                      Kull-kuot
Elphinstone:          Kulphkunstonku
Erskine:                  Kuarskukunku

Clans beginning with F

Fairlie:                   Farkuar-lkuku
Falconer:               Farlconkuar
Farquharson:       Farqkuharson
Fenton:                  Fkunton
Fergusson:           Fkuargkusson
Fleming:                Flkum-kung
Fletcher:                Flkutchkuar
Forbes:                  Foarbkus
Forrester:              Forrkustkuar
Forsyth:                 Foarskukuth
Fotheringham:     Fothkuarkungharm
Fraser:                   Fararskuar
Of Lovat                (Lovart)
Fullarton:               Fkullarton

Clans beginning with G

Galbraith:             Garlbararkuth
Galloway:             Garllokukuarkuku
Garden:                Gardkun
Gartshore:           Gartshoarku
Ged:                      Gkud
Gibbs:                   Gkubbs
Gillon:                    Gkullon
Glas:                       Glars
Glen:                       Glkun
Glendinning:          Glkunskunn-kung
Gordon:                  Goardon
Gow:                       Gokuku
Graham:                 Garar-harm
Grant:                      Garar-nt
Gray:                        Garar-kuku
Grewar:                    Garkukukuar
Grierson:                 Garku-kuarson
Gunn:                        Gkunn
Guthrie:                     Gkutharkuku

Clans beginning with H

Haig:                           Harkug
Haldane:                    Harldarnku
Haliburton:                Harlkubkuarton
Halkerston:               Harlku-kuarston
Halkett:                       Harllkukutt
Hall:                             Harll
Hamilton:                  Harm-kulton
Hannay:                     Harnnarkuku
Hay:                            Harkuku
Henderson:               Hkund-kuarson
Hepburn:                    Hkupbkuarn
Heron:                         Hkuaron
Herries:                       Hkuararkukus
Hog:                             Hog
Home:                          Homku
Hope:                           Hopku
Hopkirk:                       Hopkukuarku
Horsburgh:                  Hoarsbkuargh
Houston:                      Hokuston
Hunter:                         Hkuntkuar
Hutton:                          Hkutton

Clans beginning with I

Inglis:                            Kung-lkus
Innes:                            Kunnkus
Irvine:                            Kuarvkunku

Clans beginning with J

Jardine:                    Jardkunku
Johnstone:              Johnstonku

Clans beginning with K

Keith:                        Kukukuth
Kelly:                         Kukullkuku
Kennedy:                  Kukunnkudkuku
Kerr:                           Kukuarar
Kincaid:                     Kukuncarkud
Kinloch:                     Kukunloch
Kinnaird:                    Kukunnarkuard
Kinnear:                     Kukunnkuarar
Kinnimont:                Kukunnkumont
Kirkcaldy:                  Kukuarkucarldkuku

Clans beginning with L

Laing:                         Lar-kung
Lammie:                    Larmmkuku
Lamont:                     Larmont
Langlands:                Larnglarnds
Learmonth:               Lkuarmonth
Leask:                         Lkuarsku
Lennox:                      Lkunnox
Leslie:                         Lkuslkuku
Lindsay:                      Lkundsarkuku
Little:                           Lkuttlku
Livingstone:               Lkuvkungstonku
Lockhart:                    Lockhart
Logan:                          Logarn
Logie:                           Logkuku
Lumsden:                    Lkumsdkun
Lundin:                         Lkundkun
Lyle:                              Lkukulku
Lyon:                             Lkukuon

Clans beginning with M

MacAlister:          Marc Arlkustkuar
MacAlpine:           Marc Arlpkunku
MacArthur:           Marc Arthkuar
MacAulay:            Marc Arkularkuku
MacBain:              Marc Barkun
MacBean:             Marc Bkuarn
MacBrayne:          Marc Bararkukunku
MacCallum:          Marc Carllkum
MacColl:                Marc Coll
MacDonald:          Marc Donarld
(Clanranald):         Clarnararnarld
(Sleat):                    Slkuart
(Glengarry):           Gl-kung-ararkuku
(Keppoch):             Kukuppoch
MacDougall:          Marc Doku-garll
MacDowall:           Marc Doku-kuarll
MacDuff:                Marc Dkuff
MacEwen:              Marc Kukukukun
MacFarlane:           Marc Farlarnku
MacGill:                   Marc Gkull
MacGillivray:          Marc Gkullkuvararkuku
MacGregor:            Marc Garkugoar
MacInnes:               Marc Kunnkus
MacIntyre:              Marc Kuntkukuarku
MacKay:                  Marc Karkuku
MacKenzie:             Marc Kukunzkuku
Mackie:                    Marc Kukuku
MacKinnon:            Marc Kukunnon
MacKintosh:           Marc Kukuntosh
MacLachlan:           Marc Larchlarn
MacLaine:                Marc Larkunku
(Lochbuie):              Lochbkukuku
MacLaren:               Marc Larkun
MacLea:                   Marc Lkuar
MacLean:                 Marc Lkuarn
MacLellan:               Marc Lkullarn
MacLennan:             Marc Lkunnarn
MacLeod:                 Marc Lkuod
(Lewis):                     Lkukukukus
MacMillan:                Marc Mkullarn
MacNab:                    Marc Narb
MacNaughton:         Marc Narkughton
MacNeill:                    Marc Nkukull
(Colonsay):                Colonsarkuku
MacNicol:                  Marc Nkucol
MacPhee:                  Marc Phkuku
MacPherson:           Marc Phkuarson
MacQuarrie:             Marc Qkuararkuku
MacQueen:               Marc Qkukukun
MacRae:                    Marc Ararku
MacTavish:               Marc Tarvkush
MacThomas:            Marc Thomars
Maitland:                   Markutlarnd
Malcolm:                   Marlcolm
Mar:                            Mar
Marjoribanks:           Marjoarkubarnkus
Masterton:                Marstkuarton
Matheson:                 Marthkuson
Maule:                         Markulku
Maxton:                      Marxton
Maxwell:                     Marxkukukull
McCorquodale:        McCoarqkuodarlku
McCulloch:                McCkulloch
McGeachie:               McGkuarchkuku
McIver:                       McKuvkuar
McKerrell:                  McKukuararkull
Meikle:                        Mkukukulku
Meldrum:                    Mkuldarkum
Melville:                       Mkulvkullku
Menzies:                     Mkunzkukus
Mercer:                        Mkuarckuar
Middleton:                  Mkuddlkuton
Moffat:                         Moffart
Moncrieffe:                 Moncarkukuffku
Moncur:                        Monckuar
Monteith:                     Montkukuth
Montgomery:              Montgomkuarkuku
Muir:                               Mkukuar
Morrison:                      Moararkuson
Mouat:                           Mokuart
Moubray:                       Mokubararkuku
Mow:                               Mokuku
Muirhead:                       Mkukuarhkuard
Munro:                            Mkunaro
Murray:                            Mkuarararkuku
(Atholl):                           Artholl

Clans beginning with N

Nairn:                               Narkun
Napier:                             Napkukuar
Nesbitt:                            Nkusbkutt
Newlands:                       Nkukukularnds
Newton:                           Nkukukuton
Nicolson:                         Nkucolson
Norvel:                              Noarvkul


Clans beginning with O

Ochterlony:                       Ochtkuarlonkuku
Ogilvie:                                Ogkulvkuku
Oliphant:                             Olkupharnt
Orrock:                               Oararock

Clans beginning with a P

Paisley:                              Parkuslkukuku
Paterson:                          Partkuarson
Pennycook:                      Pkunnkukucooku
Pentland:                          Pkuntlarnd
Peter:                                 Pkutkuar
Pitblado:                           Pkutblardo
Pitcairn:                             Pkutcarkuarn
Pollock:                             Pollocku
Polwarth:                           Polkukuarth
Preston:                              Parkuston
Primrose:                          Parkumarosku
Pringle:                               Par-kung-lku
Purves:                               Pkuarvkus

Clans beginning with R

Rait:                          Ararkut
Ralston:                   Ararlston
Ramsay:                   Ararmsarkuku
Rattray:                   Ararttararkuku
Renton:                   Arkunton
Riddell:                    Arkuddkull
Roberton:               Arobkuarton
Robertson:             Arobkuartson
Rollo:                        Arollo
Rose:                        Arosku
Ross:                        Aross
Rossie:                     Arosskuku
Routledge:              Arokutlkudgku
Russell:                    Arkusskull
Rutherford:              Arkuthkuarford
Ruthven:                   Arkuthvkun

Clans beginning with S

Sandilands:             Sarndkularnds
Schaw:                     Scharkuku
Scott:                       Scott
Scrymgeour:           Scarkukumgkuokuar
Sempill:                   Skumpkull
Seton:                      Skuton
Shaw:                        Sharkuku
Sinclair:                    Skunclarkuar
Skene:                       Skukunku
Skirving:                   Skukuarv-kung
Smith:                       Smkuth
Somerville:              Somkuarvkullku
Spalding:                  Sparld-kung
Spens:                       Spkuns
Spottiswood:            Spottkuskukuood
Stewart:                     Stkukukuart
     (Appin):                 Arppkun
Stirling:                       Stkuarl-kung

The Comet Names (Starar: star arrow)
Strachan:                    Starar-charn
Straiton:                      Starar-kuton
Strange:                      Starar-ngku

Stuart:                          Stkuart
(Bute):                          Bkutku
Sutherland:                  Skuthkuarlarnd
Swinton:                       Skukukunton

Scottish Clans beginning with T

Tait:                            Tarkut
Taylor:                        Tarkukulor
Tennant:                    Tkunnarnt
Thomson:                 Thomson
Trotter:                       Tarottkuar
Troup:                        Tarokup
Turnbull:                    Tkuarnb-kull

Clans beginning with U

Udney:                       Kudnkukuku
Urquhart:                   Kuarqkuhart

Clans beginning with V

Vans:                           Varns

Clans beginning with W

Walkinshaw:               Kukuarlkukunsharkuku
Wallace:                        Kukuarllarcku
Wardlaw:                     Kukuardlarkuku
Watson:                       Kukuartson
Wauchope:                  Kukuarkuchopku
Wedderburn:               Kukukuddkuarbkuarn
Weir:                              Kukukukuar
Wemyss:                      Kukukumkukuss
Whiteford:                     Whkutkuford
Whitelaw:                      Whkutkularkuku
Wishart:                         Wkushart
Wood:                            Kukuood

Clans beginning with Y

Young:                           Kukuo-kung

Oddities
Starar-? It looks like this is Star-Arrow and this likely means a comet. And here we have three Clans named for a Comet: -charn, -kuton, and -ngku. It carries the Sta- prefix which was an exodus migratory group. We know they show up in the german language in the iron age, so its a short trip to britain.

What is with Kung? England, or Kunglarnd carries the same marker. Thus we might assume an English clan became Scottish. Young, Stirling, Spalding, Skirving, Cunningham, Fleming, Inglis, or Laing carrying english markers, and the Town of Glengarry seems to have been their stronghold.

Yngvar: Ku-kung-var
Ivar: Ku-var
Young: kukuo-kung
England: kung-larnd

Kukunglvar (Ienglvar): Iron-glover (Roman)
kukunglarnd (Ienglarnd): Iron-land

Iron*: Kukung, Yng, Ien

I cant say I have ever heard Romans or English refered to as Iron-Glovers, but you learn things every day. Now your Barbarians can call peoples by their prominent feature.

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