On Proper Representation in 'Outlander'

A Scottish American feels thoroughly represented after finally watching the series.

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

One of the benefits of having a murderous-sounding locational Highland surname like mine is you know exactly where you come from. But ‘Killough’ only sounds bloodthirsty to English-speaking ears; if you were, say, a swaggering Scot in Outlander who speaks Gaelic, you would know it’s actually quaint and perhaps a little ghoulish. You wou…