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Scottish Gaelic English Ref Note; Iagan Used in certain areas, such as Barra, and South Uist. [49] Said to be a diminutive form of SG Iain; [49] others say it is a diminutive form of SG Aodh [19] (note that these two Gaelic names are not etymologically related). Iain John, Iain, Ian, Jock, Jack [49] SG form of En Ian, which is a Scottish form ...
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name יוֹחָנָן ( Yohanan, Yôḥānān) and corresponds to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename Iain.
Peter (given name) Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek Πέτρος, Petros (an invented, masculine form of Greek petra, the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic Kefa ("stone, rock"), the new name Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona. [1] An Old English variant is Piers .
The following is a list of Scottish clans (with and without chiefs ) – including, when known, their heraldic crest badges, tartans, mottoes, and other information. The crest badges used by members of Scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland.
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (/ ˈ b æ r i /; 9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan.He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several successful novels and plays.
Scottish Gaelic dictionaries. The history of Scottish Gaelic dictionaries goes back to the early 17th century. The high-point of Gaelic dictionary production was in the first half of the 19th century, as yet unrivalled even by modern developments in the late 20th and early 21st century. The majority of dictionaries published to date have been ...
John (/ ˈ dʒ ɒ n / JON) is a common male name in the English language ultimately of Hebrew origin. The English form is from Middle English Ion, Ihon, Jon, Jan (mid-12c.), itself from Old French Jan, Jean, Jehan (Modern French Jean), [2] from Medieval Latin Johannes, altered form of Late Latin Ioannes, [2] or the Middle English personal name is directly from Medieval Latin, [3] which is from ...
These words tend to be more closely associated with Lowland Scots but can occur in Scottish English too. Airt. [ 1] Point of the compass, from àird [aːrˠtʲ], a point. Bothy. [ 8] A hut, from bothan [ˈpɔhan], a hut, cf. Norse būð, Eng. booth. Caird. [ 1] A tinker, from ceaird [kʲʰɛrˠtʲ], the plural of ceàrd, tinkers.