Clan Name
Page last updated on 26.08.2026
Settling the Clan Name
In 2024 and 2025 the Clan Council of Presidents prepared detailed communications, a process and supporting documents to engage Worldwide Clan members to agree on a settled Clan name.
There were differing opinions about modern versions of the name and so the Council unanimously proposed a Gaelic version of the original name, MacDubhsith.
This received substantial support from the worldwide Clan and was submitted to the Lord Lyon which he accepted in August 2025.
For more information download PDF - Worldwide Clan Announcement, 29th August, 2025
Learn how to pronounce MacDubhsith correctly
Based on a frequent and important request by Clan members worldwide the Council of Presidents has partnered with the famed Gaelic language school, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture, based in Sleat on the Isle of Skye for the proper pronunciation of our settled and accepted Clan name. The result is the following video prepared by language professionals at the school which now provides all Clan members a single approved source for How to Pronounce: Clan MacDubhsith. Please take a moment to view the approximately one-minute video.
Sincerely,
Council of Presidents
Presented by Dr Domhnall Uilleam Stewart from Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Scotland's National Centre for Gaelic Language & Culture, in the Isle of Skye