Urquhart

Gaelic: Urchurdan

Motto: Mean well, speak well and do well

Name Meaning: Placename, Ross-shire

Badge: Wallflower

Lands: Ross-shire and Inverness-shire

Famous Urquharts:
Sir Thomas Urquhart – 17th century writer, considered one of the most eccentric geniuses in Scottish history
Feargus Urquhart – computer game developer and CEO of Obsidian Entertainment
Dylan Urquhart - American Science Fiction Writer

The name Urquhart is considered to be of Gaelic origin and has been variously translated as "by a rowan wood" or "fort on a knoll". The Urquhart family derive their name from the district of Urquhart which can be found in the old locality of Cromarty, on the north side of the Great Glen of Scotland. The writer Sir Thomas Urquhart compiled his own genealogy and described himself as being 143rd in direct descent from Adam and Eve. The chief of the clan Urquhart now resides in America.

 

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