MacKinnon
MacKinnon is a Scottish surname meaning "son of Fingon," from a Gaelic personal name.
It appears most often as a family name: The MacKinnons have lived in this valley for generations.
In academic contexts, it frequently refers to Catharine MacKinnon, the feminist legal scholar known for work on sexual harassment and pornography law.
Celtic linguistic tradition
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
- GlasgowScotland's most populous city
- kiltWrapped Highland garment
- Loch NessScottish lake, alleged monster
thistle · whisky · ceilidh · haggis · heather · Burns · sporran · brogue
Patterned clan fabric
- chieftainLeader of a tribe
- clansmanMale kin-group member
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
- SkyeScottish Inner Hebrides island
clan crest · motto · brooch · dirk · claymore · gathering · fealty · allegiance
Gaelic patronymic name
- CampbellMajor soup manufacturer
- MacDonaldPatronymic from Donald
- StewartHereditary Scottish surname
- FergusonCommon Scottish surname
Wallace · Fraser · Murray · Ross · Cameron · MacGregor · MacPherson · MacIntyre
Chart of ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- forebearsAncestral family members
bloodline · pedigree · relatives · kinship · descendants · progenitors · parentage · inheritance
Gaelic
Celtic linguistic tradition
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
- GlasgowScotland's most populous city
- kiltWrapped Highland garment
Loch Ness · thistle · whisky · ceilidh · haggis · heather · Burns · sporran · brogue · caber
tartan
Patterned clan fabric
Skye · clan crest · motto · brooch · dirk · claymore · gathering · fealty · allegiance · kinsmen
Mackenzie
Gaelic patronymic name
Ferguson · Wallace · Fraser · Murray · Ross · Cameron · MacGregor · MacPherson · MacIntyre · MacLachlan
family tree
Chart of ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
forebears · bloodline · pedigree · relatives · kinship · descendants · progenitors · parentage · inheritance · succession
- Scottish heritageScottish clans, highland clans, Campbell, MacDonald, Stewart
- Irish SurnamesO'Brien, Murphy, Kelly, O'Neill, O'Connor