Naming Patterns in Scotland

[amh155]

Hello chatters,

Can anyone please tell me if the names used to distinguish people of the same name carries on through their descendants.

For example. I have a Duncan McRae born about 1806 to Alexander 'alias Doune' McRae, from Invershiel and a baptism of Ann McRae in 1805 at Glenshiel, to Murdoch McRae, John Doune's son. Alexander is the son of a John McRae, so would Alexander & Murdoch be related, possibly brothers?

Does the name apply to all children, or is it conferred on a son only?

Hoping to hear from some knowledgeable Scot.
AMH

[Joyful]

 From my family, Donald 'Muckle' Jack was the father of Lewis 'Dusty' Jack. This was in the

area of Avoch R&C. These aka names in that area were known as T/names or By/names. To my

knowledge they were not 'handed down' but were given to distinguish one from another and

usually referred to a particular characteristic of that person. The same habit did not apply to the

women.

HTH

Joy
Edit to add - I'm half Scot but most of my research is in Scotland

[Skoosh]

AMH,  I think donn or doun refers to him/her having brown hair, ban-fair, dubh-black, ruadh-red.

Skoosh.

[amh155]

Thank you to you both for your replies. I think you are quite right, as if he was a 'son of Donald' for example he'd be referred to Alexander 'Donaldson' McRae or something similar like 'alias Donaldson'.
AMH