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From: Micheal Black <>
Subject: Re: BLACK-D Digest V04 #127
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:10:11 -0700

A couple of comments on post V04 #127 post #4. In England, the name Black
also appears from the trade of blacksmith.

And in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, the word for black is dubh and in Welsh
it is du. Blanche is French. In Scotland in 1646 in the area of Cowal, the
Campbells tried to exterminate the clan Lamont. Many of the clan Lamont
members moved to other parts of Scotland and many changed their names. The
McGillivie and McIllewie families had many who assumed the surname of
Black, one of the clan's lucky colors. Other names taken were White and Brown.


>There are three origins for the surname Black
>
> From the English - Black - someone with black hair or complexion
>
> From the Gallic (Irish, Scottish or Wales) - Blache - someone of blonde or
>fair complexion
>
> From the Yiddish Schwartz - Germanized into Swartz - meaning black or
>someone of dark hair or complexion.
>
>

Micheal Black

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