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Originally posted by aephi alum
Me too!  Only it's MacLeod 
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True that MacLeod is the predominant spelling (and the one used by the MacLeod of MacLeod). Variants are McLeod and Macleod, among others. "Mac" is usually preferred in Scotland, although technically "Mac" and "Mc" are interchangeable. I heard one time that "Mac" is more common among Highland Scots and "Mc" is more common among Lowland and Ulster-Scots, but that may be urban legend.
We're a sept of Clan MacLeod, not MacLeods proper.
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Originally posted by honeychile
The first time I went to a Clan Gathering, my mother & I were given pins which were our Clan insignia - emphasis that they were NOT our crests, but our Clan insignia.
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Well of course not, since only the Chief of a clan may wear the crest. Everyone else wears a badge, the crest surrounded by a belt with the clan motto on it. This demonstrates loyalty to the Chief.
The Badge of Clan MacLeod:
