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Another origin of Holmes is from a placename near Dundonald, or else a place located in the barony of Inchestuir. The surname is also sometimes an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Thomais; thomÃ¡is, Similarly holmes can also be a variant Of, cavish derived as An anglicised form Of Mac. thamhais thÃ¡mhaishe surname is also sometimes an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Thomais; thomÃ¡is, Similarly holmes can also be a variant Of, cavish derived as An anglicised form Of Mac. thamhais thÃ¡mhais
Origins of the clan. The name Boyd is said to be descriptive, being derived from the Scottish Gaelic buidh which means fair or yellow. The progenitor is said to have been Robert, who was the nephew of Walter fitz Alan, the first High Steward of Scotland.