McQueen

[jthk]

Nowadays regarded as debatable

Anyway, the lowland Kennedys were originally of Western Isles Norse stock so the Gaelic for the surname in Scotland is MacUalraig (Son of Ulrik). Likewise, the MacQueens (Swanson etc.) are also a Norse clan (son of Sven). There is an old thread here
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...ue-clan-60513/

Alan

Alan, I'd be interested to hear more about that. If I recall correctly, Scottish Gaelic (as well as Manx) evolved out of Irish which is why they're so incredibly similar to a point. For example, I'm a fluent speaker of Irish and can get on fairly well with a Gaelic speaker -- depending on their own home dialect. And likewise, they can sometimes understand me as well. I do recall that there is a discussion regarding placenames and some archaeological evidence or lack thereof that has contributed to my previously-stated idea to be pushed aside but I'm not terribly familiar with the details. Perhaps I should research that further as my MA in Irish is a few years old.

With regard to the example you listed, I was only referencing the name/language connection and not necessarily the people's actual origins to which I don't know much about anyway. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks a million,
Jonathan