9691 Individuals in our Database | | | | SIR Robert De Cunynghame of Kilmaurs Sex: Male | | | |  | Birth Date | 1175 | Death Date | 1233 | Father | Robert fitz Robert of Kilmaurs | Born: 1150 | Died: 1189 | Mother | Richenza de Berkely | Born: 1175 | | | Robert De Cunynghame of Kilmaurs Notes: | The name Cunningham, which according to some may signify “courage in battle,” could have come from “Cunedda” who was a king of the “Gododdin,” a Celtic branch of Britons known by the Romans as the “Votadini.” When the Dalriada Scots emigrated from Ireland in about 500AD, they were confronted by the Strathclyde Britons, the Gododdin Britons and the Picts. The name Cunedda eventually led to the names and words Cyning, Kynge and finally King. The “ham” signifies “hamlet” or small town and was probably added in Norman times. Still others claim that in the Celtic language Cunedda was rendered as Cinneidigh (meaning ugly or grim-headed). The name gradually became especially associated with the district of Carrick in Ayrshire, Scotland.
| Notes: | The word “cunning” could mean “coney” or rabbit. This theory is popular because the coat of arms
| |  | Birth Date | 1175 | | | Father | Humphrey de Barclay of Gairntully | Born: 1110 | Died: | Mother | | Born: | | Richenza de Berkely Notes: | | Individual Notes: | | | |
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