Just ordered my first kilt......

[Southern Breeze]

Welcome aboard. Embrace the addiction!

[MacWage]

Welcome from WAY over here and WAY down here . . . The Deep South US!!!


One of my family names is also associated with MacTavish (and its not Thompson)-> there are quite a few MacTavishes on this thing.


So,do you plan to go kilted in Japan?
If so-> read this (though you probably already have):
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/articles_id.php?id=4

Welcome to the kilted rabble and Enjoy yourself!

[MacTavishOfJapan]

Thanks MacWage, I was planning to wear my kilt as much as possible. If I'm going to spend over $500 on something I am going to use it!!!

Besides, being big (a giant in rural Japan) I've kind of gotten used to stares so I should be OK with that. Even if I do become aware of it I'm sure I'll get over it quickly. My students and friends here are dying to see it almost as much as I am looking forward to having my very own kilt!!!!

Edit to add that I only found out the roots of my name when tartan hunting and was VERY surprised. I was told (or my Mum was) when I was a kid the the Thomsons were a sept of Clan Campbell (I think) so to find out that we have our very own clan was a surprise.

I chose the tartan in my avatar but modern - the green is darker and is closer to the colour of my favourite football team , also my Grandad has a Hay modern kilt and the red and green colours should be pretty close to each other. I thought it was a nice tribute to my Hay roots and my Grandad as well.

[mudd]

Welcome from the US Highlands!

I’m actually from Japan. I was born in a US Army Hospital. I can’t read that Japanese that you and Hamish wrote, but if my Dad was still around, he could have told me what it said.

[Tattoo Bradley]

I'm a third...the T in KT is Thompson...

I myself have a kilt in MacTavish(Thompson Red) and the tartan is great!

Oh, well unless you know of another, I meant YOU were the other MacTavish. I don't have any affiliation (that I know of anyway.)

[O'Neille]

Welcome, I had to get some wasabi peas to finish reading this thread. Post some pictures when you get the kilt. We like kilted photo tours. O'Neille

[glengall1]

Good luck to the start of your kilt wearing life.

I am the founder member of the big bum require 9 yarder club so don't you worry it makes the swing that much better. Well that's my standpoint anyway.

Unfortunately 12 weeks is sometimes the norm with kilts. The mills and manufacturers do hold large stocks of tartans but there are that many tartans in that many different weights that it is impossible to keep them all.

Good luck when it comes.

[Big Paul]

Welcome to the forum!

[MacTavishOfJapan]

Thanks for all the welcomes guys.

[Kilted KT]

Edit to add that I only found out the roots of my name when tartan hunting and was VERY surprised. I was told (or my Mum was) when I was a kid the the Thomsons were a sept of Clan Campbell (I think) so to find out that we have our very own clan was a surprise.

I chose the tartan in my avatar but modern - the green is darker and is closer to the colour of my favourite football team , also my Grandad has a Hay modern kilt and the red and green colours should be pretty close to each other. I thought it was a nice tribute to my Hay roots and my Grandad as well.

here is some info on Thom(p)son sept of the MacTavish clan...

http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/m/mactavi.html

and an excerpt referring to the name Thompson, showing it's origins in clan MacTavish.

"The name MacTavish stems from Taus Coir, (Tammis) a son born to Gillespic and a daughter of Sween the Red, Lord and Toisech (meaning leader, Chief) of Castle Sween and of Knapdale, in the last half of the 11th century. Gillespic later repudiated his wife and two sons to make a more powerful alliance by marrying his cousin Eva O'Duin, daughter of Paul 'an sparain', the treasurer to the King of Scots. Eva was the heretrix of Lochawe and from her marriage with Gillespic came the founding of what later became known as Clan Cambel. Their grandson, Dugald, was the first to carry the name Cam Buel (wry-mouth).

Taus (Thomas) became the progenitor of the Clan Tamhais (his brother Ivar (Evir), became the progenitor of Clan Iver). With the changing of the Gaelic to English in the mid 1600's, MacTamhais became (phonetically) MacTavish or Thom(p)son. In old charters the two names had many variant spellings. (refer to section Septs and Connected Names) Other spellings found within the Charters of the Commons of Knapdale and Argyll appear as MacAvis, MacCamis, McCawis, McKavis, McKnavis, MacAnish, and MavTavifh, to name a few. It seems that from the end of the 1600's, the spelling, MacTavish and Thom(p)son were the most common. They were recorded as a Clan of great Antiquity with Charter lands from the 12th century in both North and South Knapdale. The Clan was seated in their Charter lands of Dunardarie where they were one of the clans known as "the Children of Colla or "the children of the mist". The Dalradic Kingdom of Dunadd is on Dunardarie Lands.

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