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MacNishie Surname Definition:

MACNISHIE: A complaint was made by William Ros of Kllraik (Kilravock) in 1602 against Macdonalds for taking Nesie Mc Nesie's horses, goods and plenishing (RPC., VI). This is the last use of Nes or Nesie as a Christian name. The descendants of this Nesie probably adopted the surname of MacNishie, which occurred in that district in the early part of the nineteenth century (Macnish).

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MacNishie Surname Meaning

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MACNISHIE: A complaint was made by William Ros of Kllraik (Kilravock) in 1602 against Macdonalds for taking Nesie Mc Nesie's horses, goods and plenishing (RPC., VI). This is the last use of Nes or Nesie as a Christian name. The descendants of this Nesie probably adopted the surname of MacNishie, which occurred in that district in the early part of the nineteenth century (Macnish).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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