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MacNab
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The name Macnab derives from the Gaelic ‘Mac an Aba’, ‘child of the abbot’. According to tradition, the progenitor of this great clan was Abaruadh, the Abbot of Glendochart and Strathearn, the younger son of King Kenneth Macalpine. Abaruadh, the Red Abbot, was descended from King Fergus of Dalriada and a nephew of St Fillan, founder of the monastery in Glendochart in the seventh century.
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Heraldry Database: Clarke
Clarke
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Surname: Clarke
Branch: Clarke
Origins: British
More Info: England
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Background: The original sense was a man in a religious order, cleric, clergyman. As all writing and secretarial work in the Middle Ages was done by the clergy, the term came to mean scholar, secretary, recorder or penman. As a surname, it was particularly common for one who had taken only minor orders. Clerke is now rare.
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Motto: Carpe diem, Seize the present opportunity. Arms: Or, on a bend az. betw. three torteaux as many swans ppr. Crest: A demi ram erminois. View the Heraldry Dictionary for help.
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Name Variations: Clark, Clarke, Clerk, Clerke.
References:One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842. A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860. English Surnames; C.M. Matthews - 1966. A Dictionary of English Surnames; P.H. Reaney - 1958.
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