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MCINTOSH



Scottish Origins:

Coat of Arms:
Shield quartered, 1st & 4th gold with lion and sailing vessel, 2nd & 3rd white with hand holding heart and a boar's head.
The Red Lion represents dauntless courage, its red color represents a warrior, brave, strong, generous and just.
The Red hand signifies sincerity, faith, and judgment, the heart signifies clarity and sincerity.
The Blue Gally is a traveler to far off places, a naval commander.
The Gold Boar's head signifies hospitality, a boar stands for bravery, one who fights to the death. The gold color depicts generosity and elevation of mind.

Motto: Touch not the cat without a glove.


McIntosh coat of arms -  Scottish
The McIntosh clan is tracable to Shaw McDuff in about 1160. McDuff, who took the name McIntosh, was awarded lands in Inverness for his support of Malcom IV in opposing a rebellion.

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Various Spellings:
McIntosh, MacIntosh, Macintosh, MacKintosh
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LOST TRIBES OF ISRAEL IDENTITY
Macintosh:
Definition:
Son of the chieftain, with -in- meaning 'the' and -tosh- representing Toshack, from the Welsh 'tywysog' meaning 'prince.'

Surname Origin: Scottish

Alternate Surname Spellings:
MACINTOSH, MCINTOSH
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