Hedgecutter Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 On 01/10/2016 at 09:23, CityDave said: Off topic a bit The Arbuthnott name must have originated from some ancestor who couldn't speak properly, maybe face down in the puddle type drunk at the time, who knows? This ancestor maybe trying to describe where he lived to some official collecting names of the local populous 700 years or so ago. 'Some where near Arbroath but not' probably came out as ''gurgle...Arrr..buuuth gurgle.... nnnnot.. gurgle''. True story? An interesting theory right enough. An alternative one would be that the Arbuthnott ancestors came from the village of Arbuthnott just a bit up the road, nr Inverbervie. (Of Lewis Grassic Gibbon fame) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 2 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: An interesting theory right enough. An alternative one would be that the Arbuthnott ancestors came from the village of Arbuthnott just a bit up the road, nr Inverbervie. (Of Lewis Grassic Gibbon fame) The nameless settlement just got its name right there at that point. True Story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 3 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: An interesting theory right enough. An alternative one would be that the Arbuthnott ancestors came from the village of Arbuthnott just a bit up the road, nr Inverbervie. (Of Lewis Grassic Gibbon fame) Lewis Grassic Gibbon - Homo sapiens, not Hoolock leuconedys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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