Brief Life History of James
James Colquhoun was born about 1650, in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He died before 1680.
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scottish Alastair.
Scottish: habitational name from the barony of Colquhoun in Dumbartonshire. The name appears to derive from Gaelic còil, cùil ‘nook, corner’, or coill(e) ‘wood’ + cumhann ‘narrow’. The usual Scottish pronunciation is ka-hoon. This is the name of a Scottish family descended from Umfridus de Kilpatrick, who acquired lands in the barony of Colquhoun during the reign of Alexander II (1214–49).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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