Yes it is all convoluted because it is history and history can be a very very passionate thing. To say us modern Scots shouldn't be so pernickety is a wee bit insensitive. There are still some areas...

My name is Stephen Walker Dickson so I have a few of your lines in my name alone. We may even be related thorugh about 300 years ago and about seventy different lines :}

Dixon tends not to be the...

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How often do you need corrected ? :shock: :shock:

Yes it is really pronounced both ways but I would suspect the "traditional" way (if there is such a thing) would be Ming-uss or Ming-iss. Pronunciation is in the ear of the beholder :lol: :lol:
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I would have thought it may have been Ming-uss (without the second "G"). It is certainly the way I would pronounce it.

I don't think anyone can say anything else other than this. the only thing I would say is that it sometimes sounds like Far-ki-son. I think that may just be through accent though.

Yeah, Fraser, Frizzell, Frizelle, Frisell, Freser, Frazer and Frezel are all alternative spellings of the same name so are direct part of the main clan and not a sept.

Yes as far as I can see the first recorded mention of the name is in Berwickshire in the 13th century and is a clan sept of Gordon.

Poly/Viscose is a great cloth and hopefully you can get what you...

I use Firefox and the pages load accurately and quickly so it may be some permisions you have that are causing the problem on your own machine.

With regrds IE7 there are many many sites that are...

Fasinating thoughts. I would like to add a little in a Devil's Advocate mode and not as my opinion.

Is the fact that the clans are missing or is it a fact that they weren't clans in the first...

Your definitely confusing me know. I have never heard of a sept of a sept. A sept is a family associated to a clan so how can you have a family that has pledged allegiance to a clan which has pledged...

I'll bet you're glad you asked now.

You could wear the Irish ones as the names that you suggested come originally from that part of Ireland (Irish County).

The Scottish District ones are the...

Fantastic. I have always wanted to learn Gaelic so I went on-line and I have signed up to some basic lessons. Can't wait.

Hi Todd,

You must have been writing your post when I was writing mine. Looks like we are in complete agreement now :oops: :oops: :oops:

I am just about to start learning Gaelic. What is the...

Sorry I agree with you on this. I have fallen into the trap that others do with the phrasology of it all.

A quote from Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight CVO, Lord Lyon King of Arms (then)

"While...

Really nice site and great resource for the Clan Fraser.

I have sent your webmaster a wee e-mail with regrds the site.

Continued good luck with the site.

I think I disagree with you here but I will bow to your graeter knowledge on the subject possibly.

Indeed there WERE coats of arms. That is where the clan crests came from. It is a version of the...

Woods - First recordeded usage in Scotland is in Nairnshire in the 13th Century and in Dumfrieshire in the 14th century. No clan septs but could wear the district tartans.

Felts- No record in our...

Lochcarron are a fine kiltmaker and one of the suppliers that we use. Their normal delivery time are a s quoted above but can be shortened.

I am sorry that you are having trouble with a kilt...