MacPherson
Highland clan name
MacPherson is a Scottish surname meaning "son of the parson," from Gaelic Mac a' Phearsain.
The MacPherson strut is a common automotive suspension design named after engineer Earle S.
MacPherson, who developed it in the 1940s: Most front-wheel-drive cars use MacPherson struts.
Named elevated regions
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- bagpipesDroning wind instrument
- kiltWrapped Highland garment
- ceilidhScottish social dance gathering
whisky · loch · thistle · heather · Gaelic · Edinburgh · Glasgow · Aberdeen
Leader of a tribe
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- crestHighest point or tuft
- mottoGuiding behavioral phrase
- kinsmenMale family members
clansmen · claymore · brooch · gathering · fealty · allegiance · chief · badge
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
- descendantsThose who come after
- forebearsAncestral family members
pedigree · bloodline · roots · ancestors · heritage · records · archives · genetics
Name from father's name
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- McPhersonPatronymic Scottish surname
- anglicizationAdapting to English conventions
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
hereditary · cognate · etymology · parson · clergyman · registration · immigration · naturalization
Highlands
Named elevated regions
ceilidh · whisky · loch · thistle · heather · Gaelic · Edinburgh · Glasgow · Aberdeen · haggis
chieftain
Leader of a tribe
kinsmen · clansmen · claymore · brooch · gathering · fealty · allegiance · chief · badge · plaid
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
- descendantsThose who come after
forebears · pedigree · bloodline · roots · ancestors · heritage · records · archives · genetics · inheritance
patronymic
Name from father's name
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- McPhersonPatronymic Scottish surname
- anglicizationAdapting to English conventions
family name · hereditary · cognate · etymology · parson · clergyman · registration · immigration · naturalization · Ellis Island