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Wall Comment: #302

Neville "Wayne" McGregor
G'day from the Land of the Long White Cloud, (New Zealand). I'm Wayne McGregor and de facto leader of the Emovel (McGregor of Lincoln) Clan. As far as I've been able to trace we're from Perthshire (Co...
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Owen Wright
Glad to have you in the circle, Wayne. Your branch of the McGregor Clan certainly populated a beautiful part of the world. Slàinte! Tha mi toilichte!
Neville "Wayne" McGregor
Owen, Thank you for your words of welcome. Yup . . .From the photos I've seen of Alba, we've got pretty much the same in NZ (with a bloody sight bigger mountains). That beep beep gaelic is incomprehensible to me (Sorry) but I'm currently learning Bahasa Indonesia and Va Mashona (in our flats are Chi...
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Nadine Lee
Hi Neville, I'm originally from Rotorua but I'm living in Edinburgh now. Weirdly, even though I am pretty much the furthest I can be from NZ, I've never felt homesick since being in Scotland!

I've learned a little bit of Gaelic as well since I've been here - 'tis very hard for me to pronounce! Hope ...
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Owen Wright
Scottish Gaelic is pretty tough. I am just beginning to learn it. The words and phrases I tack onto the ends of posts are just another way for me to practice. Ha! There is a trick to speaking it clearly and I am far from mastering that at this point.
Neville "Wayne" McGregor
Nadine is a NAUGHTY girl - or are you unfamiliar with the reason " " are put around a name. One day I will think about changing my first name - but until then I DEFINITELY do not use it. (Still what can one expect from a North Islander - LOL) Lovely to hear from you and Owen.
Owen Wright
Wayne, your post regarding your given name peaked my curiosity since it is a name that is pretty rare in the Southeastern U.S. I always thought the name "Neville" was very "British" and was astounded to learn that it is derived from old French and originated in the Normandy region. It is unique in...
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Neville "Wayne" McGregor
Yup Owen. Neu Ville or New Town. (Ah s'pose in the States could be related to Newton or some such.) Used primarily as a first name in England - and after what the English did to MY CLAN, (ie Proscription of the Name for near enough 150 years) I have an historic detestation of all things English, exc...
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Owen Wright
At least you held on to the original form (spelling) of your family name. My family name was Anglicized under British authority during the transition to the Colonies. "McIntyre" in Scotland...."Wright" on the shores of the Virginia Colony. Ahhhh...History ;-)