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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.
This list of Scottish Gaelic surnames shows Scottish Gaelic surnames beside their English language equivalent. Unlike English surnames (but in the same way as Slavic , Lithuanian and Latvian surnames ), all of these have male and female forms depending on the bearer, e.g. all Mac- names become Nic- if the person is female.
List of state and territory name etymologies of the United States. The fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the five inhabited U.S. territories, and the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands have taken their names from a wide variety of languages. The names of 24 states derive from indigenous languages of the Americas and one from Hawaiian.
Examples of Scottish surnames derived from nicknames are: Little; White; and Meikle (which means "big"). One of the most common Scottish surnames is Campbell, which is derived from the Gaelic Caimbeul, meaning "crooked-mouth". [ 13] Another common Scottish surname is Armstrong, which means the son of a strong man.
Boot (surname) Boot is both a Dutch and English metonymic occupational surname. In Dutch, boot ( /ˈboːt/) sounds like and means boat and the name refers to a "boatman". In English the name refers to the maker or seller of boots. [1]
White (surname) White is a surname either of English [ 1] or of Scottish and Irish origin, the latter being an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic MacGillebhàin, "Son of the fair gillie" and the Irish "Mac Faoitigh" or "de Faoite". [ 2][ 3][ 4] It is the seventeenth most common surname in England. [ 5]
Snow or Snowe is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Al Snow (born 1963), American professional wrestler. Adam Snow, American polo player. Aurora Snow, American porn star. Barbara Snow (ornithologist) (1921–2007), English ornithologist. Barbara Snow (therapist), American therapist. Ben Snow, Australian special effects ...
The two most beloved words to young kids: snow day. While that usually means no school, hours of snowball fights, snowman building and fort constructing, it can also lead to cold, damp feet—especia