Gaelic Name:MacGhille-Bràth

Crest: A cat-a-mountain sejuant guardant Proper, his dexter fore-paw on the ground, his sinister in a guardant posture and his tail reflexed under his sinister paw

Motto: Touch not this cat

Origin of Name: Gaelic, ‘Son of the servant of judgement’

Badge: Boxwood

Lands: Mull, Lochaber, and Morvern

Clan Chief: None, armigerous clan

Associated Names There are no septs of Clan MacGillivray, however, the following is a list of spelling variations of the name: MacGillavery, MacGillavry, MacGillivary, MacGillivoor, MacGillivrey, MacGillivry, MacGillvary, MacGillveary, MacGillviray, MacGillvray, MacGillvrey, MacGilvary, MacGilveray, MacGilvery, MacGilvra, MacGilvray, MacGilvreay, MacGilvry, MacIlbra, MacIllevorie, MacIlvora, MacIlvoray, McGilvra, MacIlvrae, MacIlvray, McGilvray, McGilvrey, McGilvery, and McGilberry The name MacGillivray is a sept of Clan MacLean. MacGillivray is also seen as a sept of Clan MacLaine of Lochbuie.
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