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Posted by: Macfive 28-Oct-2006, 05:32 PM |
Background: The name is Gaelic in origin, deriving from ‘MacGille Fhaolain’ ‘son of the servant of St Filan’. St Filan was a missionary of the old Celtic church, and there is a village in Perthshire named after him. The name Filan itself is derived from the Celtic ‘faelchu’, meaning ‘wolf’. Variations: MacLellan, McLellan, Lobban, Logan, MacLennan, McLennan, Airth, Clackmannan, Kennet, Kinnaird More Info: http://heraldry.celticradio.net/search.php?id=52 Discussion of this family is welcomed. |