Talk:Clan Mackinnon

message: Table needs to be wikified (its so much shorter and easier to read and edit) Fresheneesz 21:48, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Table

message: I think the article should be renamed to Clan Mackinnon (small "k"). The chief's name is this way - 
"Madam Anne Gunhild Mackinnon of Mackinnon, 38th Chief of the Name and Arms of Mackinnon", the clan is listed this way on the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs site , same in Moncrieffe's The Highland clans.--Celtus (talk) 09:48, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done.--Celtus (talk) 08:04, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  renaming ''Clan MacKinnon'' to ''Clan Mackinnon'' 

message: I believe that Clan MacKinnon should be spelled with a big K. The Clan MacKinnon society spells it with a big K (http://www.cmksna.org/). Clan MacKinnon Atlantic does the same (http://www.clanmackinnonatlantic.org/). In addition so does The MacKinnon Organization (http://www.mackinnon.org/). If whomever does the editing for this article feels this is just an argument that will go back and forth, can there at least be a note describing the alternative spelling.
Thank you very much,
C*  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.27.6.87 (talk) 22:27, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Despite clan societies using a big K it is more correct to the English language to use a little k. Using a big K is a common mistake that was corrected in all of the Scottish clan articles on Wikipedia a few years ago.QuintusPetillius (talk) 19:18, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Big K little k 

message: Removed this line - "Clan Mackinnon does not have a currently recognised chief according to the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs." as it contradicts both the two sentences before it. Kiltpin (talk) 13:20, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chief 

message: In spite of a few works which state otherwise, it does not appear that the MacKinnon regiment was actually present at Culloden on the day of the battle. It had been detached, along with others, and placed under the Earl of Cromartie's command north of Inverness. It was there to offer assistance to a Jacobite force which had been thoroughly defeated at Tongue and to also do what damage it could to the Earl of Sutherland's estates. The force stayed in the area until it was recalled to Inverness two days prior to Culloden. On the way south the Jacobites were attacked by two Independent Companies, one Sutherland and one Mackay, which routed them. Most of Cromartie's regiment was captured and ultimately Cromartie himself. From accounts of their later activities, it appears that the MacKinnons were not with the main body of Cromartie's force. They returned to Prince Charles's army after Culloden and proceeded to the rallying point at Ruthven Barracks where they were ordered to disband and return home. Not being at Culloden undoubtedly save the lives of many of the 200 Highlanders in the regiment. The regiment itself had served extremely well and had a long record of being in the fore from earliest time.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2606:A000:1226:E059:1C94:983A:C633:FC43 (talk) 23:05, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Battle of Culloden & MacKinnon Participation 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I can see this has been discussed above, but as far as I can find from sources it is currently incorrect. Every accessible single source and external link in the article capitalises the K. The only use of the small k appears to stem from this article itself. Obviously there are are people who spell it both ways, but it appears that the majority accepted way is with a capital K. The two prior discussions above appear incorrect now, as the first source is no longer available and the second states that all clan pages were amended to lowercase (which is clearly no longer the case from browsing other clan pages), and a quote from someone who spells their name with a lowercase k. If it helps, I can counteract that with my own quote stating I spell my name with a capital K (but neither I or the other person should be sourced because 'Well I spell my name that way so the Wikipedia should do the same', it should be based on sources - which in this case all capitalise).
Unless anyone provides sources otherwise, I'm happy to make the changes.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Random2502 (talk • contribs) 11:18, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: The lower case k is more correct because it’s only there as a result of the now defunct spelling of Mack as opposed to Mac, it is essentially redundant. You might as well capitalise the c in Mac. Please learn about the Gaelic origins of your surname and the correct pronunciation, that will clear everything up for you. 51.37.125.104 (talk) 14:11, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correct Capitalisation 

message: In the Myth and legend section of the article it reads: 'built by a Norwegian princess known as Saucy Mary, who married Findanus the claimed ancestor of Clan Mackinnon'. 
I presume this is a joke, or is this a genuine mistranslation?
Can someone please confirm this Lord Farquharson (talk) 16:27, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Saucy Mary"