What's in a name.

Smith is a Sept (division) of the Clan MacPherson

This my clan Motto but what does it really mean!

Motto: Touch not the cat bot a glove. 'Bot' means without. The 'glove' of a wildcat is the pad. If the cat is 'ungloved', its claws are unsheathed. The motto serves as a warning that one should beware when the wildcat's claws are 'without a glove'. It is a reference to the historically violent nature of the clan and serves as a metaphorical warning to other clans that they should think twice before interfering with Macpherson business.

or in plain Scots - Dinnae mess wi me or mine!