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Yogh (ȝogh) is an old letter which may be encountered when looking at some very old documents. It resembles the number 3 or a cursive Z. This represents a "y" sound.
Yogh (ȝogh) is an old letter which may be encountered when looking at some very old documents. It resembles the number 3 or a cursive Z. This represents a "y" sound.


Later the yogh was turned into Y. It  ended up fossilised as a Z in some words and names. MacKenzie and Menzies, for example would have originally been written with a yogh.
Later the yogh was turned into Y. It  ended up fossilised as a Z in some words and names. McKenzie and Menzies, for example would have originally been written with a yogh, i.e. McKenȝie and Menȝies.


=== Dates  ===
=== Dates  ===