| Clan MacLennan | |||
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| Mac Gille Fhinnein[1] | |||
| Motto | Dum spiro spero[2] While I breathe I hope. | ||
| Profile | |||
| Plant badge | Furze[3] | ||
| Chief | |||
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| Ruairidh Donald George MacLennan of MacLennan[4] | |||
| The Chief of the Name and Arms of MacLennan[4] | |||
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Clan MacLennan, also known as Siol Ghillinnein,[3] is a Highland Scottish clan which historically populated lands in the north-west of Scotland. The surname MacLennan in Scottish Gaelic is Mac Gille Fhinnein, meaning the son of the follower of St Finnan.[1]
- ^ a b Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 240 - 241.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
WS2000-214was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Bain 1983: pp. 138–139.
- ^ a b "MacLennan of MacLennan, Chief of MacLennan". Burke's Peerage and Gentry. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2009.